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Hi everybody,How could I express the following incorrect sentence in English?I've been already emotionally tuned/adjusted to that I'll go to Germany then I will listen to German songs tonight.'adjusted' seems better to me (maybe it is also bad but something similar was in OALD dictionary).I know my question is possibly unclear but please try to answer it.Thanks for your answer in advance.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Hole One a New See to that

What do you mean by 'to that'?

Hole One a New See · Answer

It (would like to) refer to the rest of the sentence (the part which follows the word "that").

The traveller prepare to that

1. people will behave somehow else (in Germany),
2. the journey will be new/strange/unfamiliar if we compare it to other journeys (maybe he will travel by plane first in his whole life)
3. he will listen to German songs on the streets (which is new)

I can't explain it better and these are just guesses. It is a question on a Hungarian forum. Maybe the traveller was thinking about it for a day or two and now he is not so nervous (maybe it is a mental preparation [the traveller try to 'kill' his concerns]).

Do the above-mentioned things make any sense? I try to express myself but somehow it is hard.

Thanks for your answer in advance.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Hole One a New SeeIt (would like to) refer to the rest of the sentence (the part which follows the word "that").The traveller prepare to that

No, that is not possible grammar. You mean something like this, I suppose—

The traveller prepares himself for the possibility that

1. people will behave in some other way (in Germany),
2. the journey will be new/strange/unfamiliar if he compares it to other journeys (maybe he will travel by plane for the first time)
3. he will hear German songs on the streets (which is new)

Hole One a New See · Answer

Thank you very much

Based on it, could you correct this sentence:

I've been already emotionally tuned/adjusted to that I'll go to Germany then I will hear German songs tonight.

?

Thanks for your answer in advance.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Hole One a New SeeBased on it, could you correct this sentence:I've been already emotionally tuned/adjusted to that I'll go to Germany then I will hear German songs tonight.

We try to get students to learn here, not just get free editing. I have given you enough correction that you should be able to fix that wrong sentence yourself. Post your revision here and we will check it for you.

Hole One a New See · Answer

I really didn't want anything bad. I just thougt that these are two different parts:

1st part:

I've been already emotionally tuned/adjusted to that I'll go to Germany then I will hear German songs tonight.

2nd part:

The traveller prepares himself for the possibility that

1. people will behave in some other way (in Germany),
2. the journey will be new/strange/unfamiliar if he compares it to other journeys (maybe he will travel by planefor the first time)
3. he will hear German songs on the streets (which is new)

I considered the second part as an explanation (because you asked: "What do you mean by 'to that'?").

Should I 'merge' them somehow (the incorrect 1st part and the correct 2nd part)? Would be 'prepared' better than 'adjusted/tuned'?

I would try this:

I've already emotionally prepared myself for the fact that the journey will be new and I will hear German songs on the streets (which is new).

I'm really grateful for every help, hint, etc.. I just can't take others' point for the first time sometimes (because I'm very bad at English).

Thanks for your answer in advance.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Hole One a New SeeI considered the second part as an explanation (because you asked: "What do you mean by 'to that'?").

No, I meant that the 2-word phrase is unintelligible.

Hole One a New SeeI would try this:I've already emotionally prepared myself for the fact that the journey will be new and I will hear German songs on the streets (which is new).

Much better! I would eliminate the bracketed part. You have already said that the journey is a new one:

I've already emotionally prepared myself for the fact that the journey will be new and I will hear German songs on the streets.

Hole One a New See · Answer

Thank you very much

Could we substitute 'prepared myself for' with 'adjusted myself to' or 'tuned myself to'? Can we use these words ('tune', 'adjust') with living 'stuffs' (e.g. people, animals) at all? Which one would be the best (if the answer would be 'yes')?

Thanks for your answer in advance.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Hole One a New SeeCould we substitute 'prepared myself for'

Yes, that is the best choice.

Hole One a New See 'tuned myself to'?

No, that is a terrible choice.

Hole One a New See · Answer

Thanks for the answer

In this case, I will avoid them ('adjusted myself to' and 'tuned myself to').

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