Swap, hampered
1)
"My neighbour owns a car repair shop so he will put the summer tyres on for me."
Could I also say:
"He'll swap the winter tyres over for summer tyres for me."
"He'll swap the tyres over from winter to summer for me." ? I saw this one on a website of some random car repair shop. It sounds a bit strange to my ears.
I know that there are other options but I'm curious about these sentences.
2)
When I was a kid, I only spoke a few words of German and my parents used to take me to Germany and Austria quite often. If I said this, would it sound natural?
"I was quite hampered by not knowing enough German, especially when I had to read restaurant menus." Is 'hampered' suitable in this case?
Thank you.
Top answer
" It sounds a bit odd to me, but then it's very British. " "Over" is not necessary, but it's not wrong. " Is 'hampered' suitable in this case?
- " It sounds a bit odd to me, but then it's very British.
- " "Over" is not necessary, but it's not wrong.
- " Is 'hampered' suitable in this case?
- Yes.
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Ann225"He'll swap the winter tyres over for summer tyres for me."
It sounds a bit odd to me, but then it's very British. American English uses "tires."
"Over" is not necessary, but it's not wrong.
Ann225"I was quite hampered by not knowing enough German, especially when I had to read restaurant menus." Is 'hampered' suita
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