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Taka Posted 12 years ago
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No other mountain in Japan is as high as Mt. Fuji.
If the underlined part was put to the end of the sentence as this, would it still sound natural and make the same sense?
No other mountain is as high as Mt. Fuji in Japan.
If the underlined part was put to the end of the sentence as this, would it still sound natural and make the same sense?
No other mountain is as high as Mt. Fuji in Japan.
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No other mountain is as high as Mt. Fuji in Japan . The natural interpretation of this is No other mountain in the world is as high as Mt.
- No other mountain is as high as Mt.
- Fuji in Japan .
- The natural interpretation of this is No other mountain in the world is as high as Mt.
- Fuji in Japan.
- Clive
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No other mountain is as high as Mt. Fuji in Japan.
The natural interpretation of this is
No other mountain in the world is as high as Mt. Fuji in Japan.
Clive
The natural interpretation of this is
No other mountain in the world is as high as Mt. Fuji in Japan.
Clive
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In spoken English the second sentence is okay, because by phrasing, intonation, and emphasis you would make it understood that you mean the same thing as in the first sentence - there would be a break in your phrasing between the words "Fuji" and "in," and "in Japan" would be said with less emphasis than the rest of the sentence.
In written English you have to strain a little to see that
In written English you have to strain a little to see that
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CliveNo other mountain is as high as Mt. Fuji in Japan.The natural interpretation of this isNo other mountain in the world is as high as Mt. Fuji in Japan.CliveThen what about these? Does the second one sound OK and make the same sense?
No other river in the world is as long as The Nile.
No other river is as long as The Nile
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Same with the second set of sentences. In spoken English, no problem, as you can adjust the phrasing, intonation, and emphasis to make it clear that you mean the same thing as in the first sentence - here there would be a break in your phrasing between "Nile" and "in," and "in the world" would be emphasized more than the rest of the sentence. In written English, a little more difficult to see th
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Then what about these? Does the second one sound OK and make the same sense?
No other river in the world is as long as The Nile. Fine. Natural.
No other river is as long as The Nile in the world. This is not natural English.
Natural English is
No other river in the world is as long as The Nile. Fine. Natural.
No other river is as long as The Nile in the world. This is not natural English.
Natural English is
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Anon keeps saying in spoken English the second is OK.
Would you disagree, Clive?
Would you disagree, Clive?
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Clive, let me ask.
What about these below? Still unnatural?
In Japan, no other mountain is as high as Mt. Fuji.
In the world/In this world, no other river is as long as The Nile.
What about these below? Still unnatural?
In Japan, no other mountain is as high as Mt. Fuji.
In the world/In this world, no other river is as long as The Nile.
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Technically it's not wrong per se. But it takes the focus away from the main subject.. By starting with the phrase 'No other mountain / No other river', the emphasis to your statement is more accurate. I.e., that Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan (or The Nile river is the longest in the world).
It just sounds and reads more naturally to have the main subject, first.
It just sounds and reads more naturally to have the main subject, first.
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