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Taka Posted 21 years ago
Obviously, the answer for Question #1 is 4 and for Question #2 it's 1. However, I'm curious how you native speakers would interptret:
The girl cried on the sight of a snake.
The girl cried with the sight of a snake.
Many Japanese imigranted to Hawai and California in chase of a better life.
Many Japanese imigranted to Hawai and California in hunt of a better life.
Or do they not make any sense at all? If not, then why?
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Question #1 The girl cried (1 on2 with 3 to 4 at) the sight of a snake.
Question #2 Many Japanese immigrated to Hawai and California in (1search2pursue3chase3hunt) of a better life.
Obviously, the answer for Question #1 is 4 and for Question #2 it's 1. However, I'm curious how you native speakers would interptret:
The girl cried on the sight of a snake.
The girl cried with the sight of a snake.
Many Japanese imigranted to Hawai and California in chase of a better life.
Many Japanese imigranted to Hawai and California in hunt of a better life.
Or do they not make any sense at all? If not, then why?
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I'd say "at the sight" and "in search"...
- I'd say "at the sight" and "in search"...
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Ah, yes, Pieanne, but the question is, how would you interpret these ones?
. . .cried on the sight of a snake.
. . . cried with the sight of a snake.
Many Japanese immigrated . . . in chase of a better life.
Many Japanese immigrated . . . in hunt of a better life.
To me "on the sight" sounds odd. "sight" refers to eyes, and eyes look at a target, no on top
. . .cried on the sight of a snake.
. . . cried with the sight of a snake.
Many Japanese immigrated . . . in chase of a better life.
Many Japanese immigrated . . . in hunt of a better life.
To me "on the sight" sounds odd. "sight" refers to eyes, and eyes look at a target, no on top
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Sorry, Casi, didn't mean to intrude...
I couldn't have interpreted the first one.
For the second one, I would have said that in both "hunt" and "chase", there was an undertone of urge that didn't go with the sentence.
I couldn't have interpreted the first one.
For the second one, I would have said that in both "hunt" and "chase", there was an undertone of urge that didn't go with the sentence.
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For the second one, I would have said that in both "hunt" and "chase", there was an undertone of urge that didn't go with the sentence.
I like that answer.
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The first is close enough to "on seeing a snake" to be excusable in one who is still learning English.
The others are off the track to the extent of being humorous, especially "in chase of a better life". In an effort not to embarrass the non-native speaker I would certainly hold my laughter under control, but it might not be easy!
CJ
The others are off the track to the extent of being humorous, especially "in chase of a better life". In an effort not to embarrass the non-native speaker I would certainly hold my laughter under control, but it might not be easy!
CJ
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For Q1, I find A1 not entirely strange (cf. 'she cried on receiving the letter': no 'the'), and A2 probably not quite as strange as CJ does (cf. 'with the approach of spring, she found she kept on crying') – but they're still strange.
For Q2, the meaning is clear in A1 and A2, but they are distinctly odd to my BrE ears: I would presume they'd come out of Babelfish. Though the original
For Q2, the meaning is clear in A1 and A2, but they are distinctly odd to my BrE ears: I would presume they'd come out of Babelfish. Though the original
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As to "pursue/pursuit", it gives me the image of people trying desperately, all their life long, to reach some ideal, but never getting it.
is it correct?
is it correct?
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Hello Taka
I think I must have been using a different numbering system (!) from you, so will recapitulate here:
Question #1 The girl cried (1 on2 with 3 to 4 at) the sight of a snake.
1. quite strange 2. quite strange 3. not good 4. fine.
Question #2 Many Japanese immigrated to Hawai and California in (1search2pursue3chase3hunt) of a better life.
I think I must have been using a different numbering system (!) from you, so will recapitulate here:
Question #1 The girl cried (1 on2 with 3 to 4 at) the sight of a snake.
1. quite strange 2. quite strange 3. not good 4. fine.
Question #2 Many Japanese immigrated to Hawai and California in (1search2pursue3chase3hunt) of a better life.
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