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  • #91
    Originally posted by tabibito View Post

    You got it right. In direct quotes the "to" there is equivalent to quote marks - "X," I (or someone) said/thought/wondered etc. or in indirect quotes to "that" - I (etc) said (etc) that X.
    I think I understand that, but sometimes it takes longer to truly "stick" in my mind.

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    • #92
      Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View Post

      I think I understand that, but sometimes it takes longer to truly "stick" in my mind.
      Came out as "I think it's very impossible" when I highlighted it and clicked the little blue Google translate box that appeared by it

      I'm always still in trouble again

      "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
      "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
      "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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      • #93
        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
        Came out as "I think it's very impossible" when I highlighted it and clicked the little blue Google translate box that appeared by it
        "Impossible" is one of the meanings of "無理", so it wasn't entirely wrong.

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        • #94
          Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
          Came out as "I think it's very impossible" when I highlighted it and clicked the little blue Google translate box that appeared by it
          The general translation for "muri" is "impossible" but context throws it to "unreasonable" (or equivalent) quite often - the "totemo" (very) makes "impossible" an unreasonable translation - "kanari" (quite) would leave it open to either.
          1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
          .
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          Scripture before Tradition:
          but that won't prevent others from
          taking it upon themselves to deprive you
          of the right to call yourself Christian.

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          • #95
            Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View Post

            I think I understand that, but sometimes it takes longer to truly "stick" in my mind.
            Usually the と should have a leading verb - so 無理ですと思います - but what you have is fine for casual speech.
            1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
            .
            ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛
            Scripture before Tradition:
            but that won't prevent others from
            taking it upon themselves to deprive you
            of the right to call yourself Christian.

            ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

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            • #96
              Originally posted by tabibito View Post

              The general translation for "muri" is "impossible" but context throws it to "unreasonable" (or equivalent) quite often - the "totemo" (very) makes "impossible" an unreasonable translation - "kanari" (quite) would leave it open to either.
              The use of "very impossible" tends to suggest that the translation wasn't perfect -- or very perfect

              I'm always still in trouble again

              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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              • #97
                Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                The use of "very impossible" tends to suggest that the translation wasn't perfect -- or very perfect
                Try parsing "The weather was very."
                1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
                .
                ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛
                Scripture before Tradition:
                but that won't prevent others from
                taking it upon themselves to deprive you
                of the right to call yourself Christian.

                ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

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                • #98
                  I just realised that we are way off topic. Maybe shift the offending parts to the duolingo thread?
                  1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
                  .
                  ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛
                  Scripture before Tradition:
                  but that won't prevent others from
                  taking it upon themselves to deprive you
                  of the right to call yourself Christian.

                  ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

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                  • #99
                    Originally posted by tabibito View Post

                    Try parsing "The weather was very."
                    Indeed it was. Especially if you ever lived in Florida.


                    Our constitution contains the phrase "in order to form a more perfect union."

                    I'm always still in trouble again

                    "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                    "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                    "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

                    Comment


                    • Originally posted by tabibito View Post
                      I just realised that we are way off topic. Maybe shift the offending parts to the duolingo thread?
                      Kinda realized the same thing as I hit respond to your last post

                      I'm always still in trouble again

                      "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                      "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                      "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                      • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                        Indeed it was. Especially if you ever lived in Florida.
                        That phrase is in the Florida dialect? Say it isn't so Ethel.


                        Our constitution contains the phrase "in order to form a more perfect union."
                        Don't see a problem with "more perfect," - "more" corresponds with "closer to" and "perfect" with "complete." It's a rare usage these days, but by no means obsolete (if only as a set phrase.)

                        1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
                        .
                        ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛
                        Scripture before Tradition:
                        but that won't prevent others from
                        taking it upon themselves to deprive you
                        of the right to call yourself Christian.

                        ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

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                        • Originally posted by tabibito View Post

                          That phrase is in the Florida dialect? Say it isn't so Ethel.
                          No, the weather is very in Florida. You can drive in a straight line for a couple miles and go through alternating bands of sunny and rainy. And I'll never forget playing in the sun on the one side of the street while it was raining fairly hard on the other.

                          Yup. Weather is very in Florida.


                          Originally posted by tabibito View Post
                          Don't see a problem with "more perfect," - "more" corresponds with "closer to" and "perfect" with "complete." It's a rare usage these days, but by no means obsolete (if only as a set phrase.)
                          It's like being pregnant. You are either perfect or you're not. There are no degrees.

                          I'm always still in trouble again

                          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                          • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                            No, the weather is very in Florida. You can drive in a straight line for a couple miles and go through alternating bands of sunny and rainy. And I'll never forget playing in the sun on the one side of the street while it was raining fairly hard on the other.

                            Yup. Weather is very in Florida.
                            Ah yes - We have a point in Adelaide where the same phenomenon can often be observed, on the western side of the airport.

                            It's like being pregnant. You are either perfect or you're not. There are no degrees.
                            In contemporary English, agreed - it doesn't SEEM that the same can be said of past usages. However, it is not only the weather that I've heard to be "very." "The holiday," and "the party" also have been so described. You have to check the speaker's facial expression to determine whether the interpretation is "terrific" by current usage or that of 100+ years past.
                            1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
                            .
                            ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛
                            Scripture before Tradition:
                            but that won't prevent others from
                            taking it upon themselves to deprive you
                            of the right to call yourself Christian.

                            ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

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                            • "Flying Colors"

                              based on a story in the memoirs of a cram school teacher. I've played with a few of the subtitles, black text on yellow background.

                              Two sets of subtitles are available on the Youtube version - with the second set being soft-subs, which are a major improvement on the original subs.
                              Last edited by tabibito; 03-30-2022, 05:05 AM.
                              1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
                              .
                              ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛
                              Scripture before Tradition:
                              but that won't prevent others from
                              taking it upon themselves to deprive you
                              of the right to call yourself Christian.

                              ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

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                              • Duolingo really blew it with their latest update - they should have backed it off and reverted to the previous version.
                                1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
                                .
                                ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛
                                Scripture before Tradition:
                                but that won't prevent others from
                                taking it upon themselves to deprive you
                                of the right to call yourself Christian.

                                ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

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