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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Respectively

Could you check whether the following sentence is right? Thank you.

I exchanged my dollars and euros for yen and yuan respectively. (What I intend to say here is 'I exchanged my dollars for yen and euros for yuan)
  

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How about "I exchanged my dollars and euros respectively for yen and yuan" or "I respectively exchanged my dollars and euros for yen and yuan?" Are they also acceptable?
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lucas21cHow about "I exchanged my dollars and euros respectively for yen and yuan" or "I respectively exchanged my dollars and euros for yen and yuan?" Are they also acceptable?
The first one is acceptable; the second seems a bit marginal to me.
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Could you tell me which one is preferred between "I exchanged my dollars and euros respectively for yen and yuan" and "I exchanged my dollars and euros for yen and yuan respectively"?
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lucas21cCould you tell me which one is preferred between "I exchanged my dollars and euros respectively for yen and yuan" and "I exchanged my dollars and euros for yen and yuan respectively"?
It is not clear cut. If forced to choose, I would go for the second one.
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