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forever_young
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 Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: bilingual Koreans come in. |
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if you can, please translate the following into english:
에이브라함 링컨은 미국의 몇번째 대통령이었습니까? |
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Ginormousaurus
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Which (#) American President was Abraham Lincoln? |
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forever_young
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| ^ can anyone do it more properly? |
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Ginormousaurus
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| The meaning is correct although it could probably be phrased better. |
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forever_young
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ^ yes, you're right, but i need to know what phrase can replace the #. |
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Ginormousaurus
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I think my English is getting worse! I can't really think of a natural way to say it. I suppose you could just say "Which President was Abraham Lincoln?", but that doesn't really emphasize that you want to know what number he was. |
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forever_young
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Ginormousaurus wrote: |
| I think my English is getting worse! I can't really think of a natural way to say it. I suppose you could just say "Which President was Abraham Lincoln?", but that doesn't really emphasize that you want to know what number he was. |
i think it's impossible, as you wrote:
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| but that doesn't really emphasize that you want to know what number he was. |
'what number he was' doesn't really make sense in this context.
i'm not saying there's something wrong with your english, but maybe that's the only way to express this phrase in english? |
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I'm Seoul Lost
Joined: 19 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| Where in the order of American presidents does Abraham Lincoln fall? |
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forever_young
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| ^dunno, let's just say he's the 23rd or something. |
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Ginormousaurus
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:05 am Post subject: |
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| I'm Seoul Lost wrote: |
| Where in the order of American presidents does Abraham Lincoln fall? |
This sounds fine to me as it leaves room for no other answer.
Last edited by Ginormousaurus on Sun May 20, 2007 12:22 am; edited 1 time in total |
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forever_young
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:08 am Post subject: |
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o i see.
i guess that's it then.
thanks you two. |
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