Even thorns serve a useful purpose. They keep animals from eating the rose plants.Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
They are not roses, Tom, they are thorns! Do we really need thorns on our roses?
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
Think of it this way, when I hear someone who is foreign not properly using articles, I know to listen carefully because they may not have full command of the language so they may not say exactly what they mean.
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Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
Russian word order would map 1:1 to English: "They make sentence nicer...". "Nonemotional, unmarked context" - probably. So you suggest "a", then why did Tom use "the"?[/img]
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Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
If want to say "Dad went to the store" in Russian I have to decide whether to indicate whether he's returned:
Originally posted by Frank Carver:
Just to add to the fun. I wrote the above sentence without the "the", the first time, but looking back feel that "the" is most idiomatic, although "a" and no-article are also valid. D'Oh!
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Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
But I am not sure how to translate "redundant".
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I used "the" because I was thinking of a particular sentence. Which sentence? A sentence with articles in it. Obviously articles don't improve every sentence. "Betty likes ice cream." is not improved when I change it to "The Betty likes ice cream."Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
Ok, to get practical:
Tom said:
So what if articles are redundant! They make THE sentence nicer and
make it flow smoothly and cleanly.
From what I understand, I am supposed to type "a" when I do not have any particular thing in mind, but rather any, or typical, or unknown yet etc. thing of this kind. And "the" when I do have something particular in mind, or some thing that is known out of context, for both interlocutors etc. Now, why did Tom say "They make THE sentence nicer" and not "A sentence"? I would say "a sentence". What is this "the sentence"? Where is it? Show me with your finger. What about other sentences? They are not nice?
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Brother | sibling | male | - | - |
ani | sibling | male | elder | informal |
onîsan | sibling | male | elder | formal |
otôto | sibling | male | younger | informal |
otôsan | sibling | male | younger | formal |
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Originally posted by Ravish Kumar:
Do you know, in Bengali, there is no word like going. Even when someone is going out, one says "Ammi Aschi"
Aschi => coming.
They never say Jaschi=> going
any Bengali plz CMIW.
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Originally posted by Michael Matola:
This is my ASAP response. Take a look at these links on uses of articles, especially the bits about "generic" constructions.
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Originally posted by Jim Yingst:
The latter incorporates a complex code which we seldom reveal to foreigners - but just for you Map:
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Originally posted by Mapraputa:
quote:
Originally asked by Gena Banin:
Do you want to treat me with the same reverence as your farther or substitute my mother on-line to orient my everyday life?
Did my farther treat you with reverence?
Originally posted by Mapraputa:
Jeeeesus, which "those seven"? You just talked about seventeen, is this what you mean?
Originally posted by Mapraputa:
[Originally posted by Michael Matola:]
"You do know that there are only seven basic intonation patterns in Russian, right?"
I never heard about it! What are they?
Originally posted by Mapraputa:
This thread lied dormant until *you* resurrected it,
Originally posted by Mapraputa:
And you know what, instead of going to the library to connect to the Internet to ask where online books are, you could just borrow these books right in the library, as Jim recommended, this would save you few steps. I guess, this is how they use libraries in Arizona...
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Originally posted by Jim Yingst:
S - as in Send
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T - as in Table
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Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
The Germans are known for their beer.
(which Germans? all of them)
The Republicans will meet in Philadelphia
(which Republicans? representatives of all of them)
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