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Re: In English please!
Posté : 09 nov. 2018, 08:12
par Oaristys
G'k a écrit : ↑08 nov. 2018, 16:48
I find it better
Daichi a écrit : ↑08 nov. 2018, 21:08
I know it, but it's just horribly ugly !
I thought the point of the topic was to improve yourselves at
good English, sorry. I find it quite immature to refuse to apply a (far more widespread that ours) linguistic rule for such a reason...
Re: In English please!
Posté : 09 nov. 2018, 09:03
par G'k
Oaristys a écrit : ↑09 nov. 2018, 08:12
G'k a écrit : ↑08 nov. 2018, 16:48
I find it better
Daichi a écrit : ↑08 nov. 2018, 21:08
I know it, but it's just horribly ugly !
I thought the point of the topic was to improve yourselves at
good English, sorry. I find it quite immature to refuse to apply a (far more widespread that ours) linguistic rule for such a reason...
sigh
You're right... I'll do it from now on.
Re: In English please!
Posté : 09 nov. 2018, 10:36
par Daichi
@Svartalfar They not have a respect to food, I not have a respect for them.
@Oaristys Yes, you're right. But I just want to improve my English comprehension to translate from English to French (for the moment).
But the real reason: it's just a reflex and I would have a lot of trouble applying this typography, and I prefer to focus on one thing at a time, that is, improving my written comprehension for the moment.
Sorry if I can be brittle, that's absolutely not my intention! I take these tips (and they are anyway set in stone in this topic) and I thank you for them
Edit : I also find that it is more of a cultural typographical habit than a real language rule. But even if it doesn't, I'd try to control my impulses anyway.
Re: In English please!
Posté : 09 nov. 2018, 11:12
par Akiro
It's rather a cultural use that comes from French. Only for a "comfort" of reading. According to this
source.
Then, the faster you make the effort, the faster you will get used to doing it naturally. Especially since it's not much to do, but you're the one who decides after all.
Re: In English please!
Posté : 09 nov. 2018, 11:14
par Daichi
I think I'll do it, But I'm already having trouble removing the "s" at the end of "beaucoup"
Re: In English please!
Posté : 09 nov. 2018, 19:09
par Redondepremière
To put it simply, "beaucoup" is an adverb, so it never ends with an 's'.
Re: In English please!
Posté : 09 nov. 2018, 19:43
par Daichi
*notes*
Re: In English please!
Posté : 14 févr. 2019, 16:36
par G'k
Daichi a écrit : ↑09 nov. 2018, 19:43*notes*
Here I am, necroposting on this wonderful topic
Daichi was complaining that everyone forgot about it, so I'm gonna prove him is wrong. Daichi, and others if you want, I have an exercise for you :
Try to understand this text. And I don't mean the writing
Anyway, try to understand its content. If you don't manage to read my writing, I will transcript it.
Oh, and nevermind about the communism part. I just wanted to see the teacher reaction.
Re: In English please!
Posté : 14 févr. 2019, 18:31
par Redondepremière
Transcription with two corrections because I felt like doing it:
► Afficher le texte
Going to work is often painful. The stress, the tight schedule, the boss who's always looking down on you... All of those reasons can lead one to hate his job, and that explains why some people tend to think that nobody would work if it weren't for money. But is it really the only motivation to work?
"Working is boring" ; "I hate my job, but I need money". I've often heard those complaints. They come from people who forget liking their job is possible. For example, we studied a comic that showed an overwhelmed boss taking a break and ending in the same situation because he couldn't prevent himself to try to earn money. [It should be "he couldn't prevent himself from trying to earn money"]
Nevertheless, there are lots of other reasons to work. Some people genuinely like what they're doing! In the TV show Suits, the main character likes so much the thrill of being a lawyer ["so much" should go here] that he can go as far as blackmailing his boss to keep his job. Furthermore, charities wouldn't exist if some people had not accepted to work for free, only for the pleasure to help a fellow human being. And the same applies to communism.
To sum up, there are other reasons to work than for money. You just to[?] do what you like.
My handwriting is much worse than yours, by the way.
Re: In English please!
Posté : 14 févr. 2019, 19:34
par G'k
Redondepremière a écrit : ↑14 févr. 2019, 18:31
Transcription with two corrections because I felt like doing it:
► Afficher le texte
Going to work is often painful. The stress, the tight schedule, the boss who's always looking down on you... All of those reasons can lead one to hate his job, and that explains why some people tend to think that nobody would work if it weren't for money. But is it really the only motivation to work?
"Working is boring" ; "I hate my job, but I need money". I've often heard those complaints. They come from people who forget liking their job is possible. For example, we studied a comic that showed an overwhelmed boss taking a break and ending in the same situation because he couldn't prevent himself to try to earn money. [It should be "he couldn't prevent himself from trying to earn money"]
Nevertheless, there are lots of other reasons to work. Some people genuinely like what they're doing! In the TV show Suits, the main character likes so much the thrill of being a lawyer ["so much" should go here] that he can go as far as blackmailing his boss to keep his job. Furthermore, charities wouldn't exist if some people had not accepted to work for free, only for the pleasure to help a fellow human being. And the same applies to communism.
To sum up, there are other reasons to work than for money. You just to[?] do what you like.
My handwriting is much worse than yours, by the way.
I noticed the first error when I posted the picture, but not the second one. My teacher strangely didn't notice them.