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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
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Could you check whether the following sentence sounds fine and natural?
I specially wonder if the underlined wordings sound okay.
Thank you.
In Japan, the important thing is the action itself of giving presents to those who they thank, not how much or big their presents are. However, Koreans consider price and size of their presents also. So, Koreans might feel presents of Japanese are something insufficient if they are given presents by Japaneses.
I specially wonder if the underlined wordings sound okay.
Thank you.
In Japan, the important thing is the action itself of giving presents to those who they thank, not how much or big their presents are. However, Koreans consider price and size of their presents also. So, Koreans might feel presents of Japanese are something insufficient if they are given presents by Japaneses.
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In Japan, the importance lies in the gift-giving to those whom they wish to thank, not how expensive or valuable the gift itself is . However, Koreans also consider the price and value of their presents , so they might feel slighted if they are gifted by Japanese.
- In Japan, the importance lies in the gift-giving to those whom they wish to thank, not how expensive or valuable the gift itself is .
- However, Koreans also consider the price and value of their presents , so they might feel slighted if they are gifted by Japanese.
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In Japan, the importance lies in the gift-giving to those whom they wish to thank, not how expensive or valuable the gift itself is. However, Koreans also consider the price and value of their presents, so they might feel slighted if they are gifted by Japanese.
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Would it be okay if I changed your original one like the following:
In Japan, the importance lies in the gift-giving to those whom they wish to thank, not how expensive or valuable the gift itself is. However, Koreans also consider the price and value of their presents, so they might feel slighted if they are gifted by Japanese.
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In Japan, the impor
In Japan, the importance lies in the gift-giving to those whom they wish to thank, not how expensive or valuable the gift itself is. However, Koreans also consider the price and value of their presents, so they might feel slighted if they are gifted by Japanese.
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In Japan, the impor
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Yours tells us that Koreans and Japanese probably never exchange gifts. If that is what you intend, then yes, use yours.
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