Which sentences are correct?

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0 A person in a forum asked to translate several sentences into English. Here are two variants of translation; we argue and cannot decide which are correct. 02br02br00My translation: 02br00-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 02br001) I've just heard Anne arguing with a/the manager 02br002) After a computer programme has been written it should be checked by a developer. 02br003) If I had more spare time I would learn one more foreign language. 02br004) We would visit you more often if you live closer.  02br00-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 02br02br00Another person's variant: 02br00-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 02br001. I've just heard Ann arguing with the manager. ??? I've just heard that Ann was arguing with the manager. 02br002. After a computer program was written, it should be checked by a programmist. 02br003. If i'd have more freetime, i'd learn one more foreign language. 02br004. We'd visit you more often if you'd live closer. 02br00-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 02br02br00I disagree with him in several points, e.g. in using "would" in conditional clauses in sentences 3 and 4, and with the word "programmist". I think it's a "Runglish" term and another word, e.g. "programmer" or "software developer" should be used. 0-

K48 · Accepted Answer

0 The other person thinks that he's right because he lives in USA... 0-

Nona the brit · Answer

0 Hello K48. Let's go through all the variants and I'll tell you what they mean to me. You should bear in mind that BrE and AmE have some differences though, so my view of his sentences may not concur with another American. 02br
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001) I've just heard Anne arguing with a/the manager. 02br
00This is fine. 02br
002) After a computer programme has been written it should be checked by a developer. 02br
00Fine 02br
003) If I had more spare time I would learn one more foreign language. 02br
00Fine 02br
004) We would visit you more often if you live closer. 02br
00We would visit you more often if you l01b00lived 01b00closer. 02br
00A statement of fact. 02br
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00Another person's variant: 02br
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001. I've just heard Ann arguing with the manager. 02br
00Fine again. 02br
00I've just heard that Ann was arguing with the manager. 02br
00Also fine but a different meaning. The person talking did not hear the argument, someone else told them about it. 02br
002. After a computer program was written, it should be checked by a programmist. 02br
00Incorrect. (to a Brit anyway) Either your version or After a computer program was written, it should have been checked by a programmer. 02br
003. If i'd have more freetime, i'd learn one more foreign language. 02br
00This is a tricky one as there are several possible versions depending on context. However, this version 3 is a clumsy way of expressing it. It needs to start 'If I were to have more freeltime, I'd learn one more foreign language. 02br
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004. We'd visit you more often if you'd live closer. 02br
00This is ok, it sounds like a bargaining rather than a statement, you do this, then we'll do that. 02br
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00Regarding programmist, you are right, you get programmers. 02br
00However, Computer programs not computer programmes. 02br
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00Free time and spare time are synonymous. 02br
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K48 · Answer

0 Thanks for your answers! The last question: can "freetime" be written in one word? 0-

CalifJim · Answer

0 Without the original text some of the subtleties may be lost, but here's what I think the originals were probably trying to say (American English): 02br
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00I just heard Ann arguing with the manager. 02br
00After a computer program is written it should be checked by a programmer.* 02br
00If I had more free time, I'd learn another foreign language. 02br
00We'd visit you more often if you lived closer. 02br
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00*The program was presumably written by a programmer so having a programmer check it seems weird. Perhaps the intent was: "should be checked by another programmer" or "should be checked by a supervisor" or something of the kind. "developer" may be correct here. I can't be sure. 02br
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