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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

The above sentences are not in accordance with the accepted and standard...

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001: The above sentences are not in accordance with the accepted and standard rules of English grammar.02br
002: Please translate word-by-word the given sentence in simpler English. 0-
  

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0 Hi Jackson02br 00The first sentence seems fine to me. I know some object to the adjectival use of 01i 00above02i 00 but I (and most lexicographers) see nothing wrong with it. 02br 00Sentence 2 is a borderline case.

— Cool Breeze

  • 0 Hi Jackson02br 00The first sentence seems fine to me.
  • I know some object to the adjectival use of 01i 00above02i 00 but I (and most lexicographers) see nothing wrong with it.
  • 02br 00Sentence 2 is a borderline case.
  • 02i 00 You can 01u 00translate02u 00 something 01u 00to02u 00 or 01u 00into02u 00 another language.
  • Also, as 01i 00word by word02i 00 is not an adjectival attribute, I see no reason to hyphenate it.
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0 Hi Jackson02br
00The first sentence seems fine to me. I know some object to the adjectival use of 01i00above02i00 but I (and most lexicographers) see nothing wrong with it. 02br
00Sentence 2 is a borderline case. 01i00In02i00 is not the preposiotion usually associated with 01i00translate.02i00 You can
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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite10 Hi Jackson12br
10Sentence 2 is a borderline case. 11i10In12i10 is not the preposiotion usually associated with 11i10translate.12i10 You can 11u10translate12u10 something 11u10to12u10 or 11b11u
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01cite10Jackson661212cite11i10into another language12i10, what if translating into the same language, perhaps translating into a more simpler version of that language? 11font10Would you use some other word instead of 11i10translation12i10 for such a case?12font
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A suggestion:

use 'rewrite something (in English) in simpler English' instead of 'translate something (in English) into simpler English'
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