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gusthuber



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PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:45 am    Post subject: switched Reply with quote
In former times people worked during the week and relaxed at the weekend. Today it is switched.


Is `switched�correct if I want to express: Today it is the other way round. people do not relax at the weekend...

Please comment.
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askeladd



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PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:07 pm    Post subject: Re: switched Reply with quote
gusthuber wrote:
In former times people worked during the week and relaxed at the weekend. Today it is switched.


Is `switched�correct if I want to express: Today it is the other way round. people do not relax at the weekend...

Please comment.


It sounds a little better to say "switched around," but "the other way around" is fine, too.

Also, we would say "on the weekend," rather than "at the weekend."

Finally, just to make the sentence a bit clearer, I would say "Today things are..."

So:

In former times people worked during the week and relaxed on the weekend. Today things are (switched around / the other way around).

Hope this helps Wink
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