06-11-2008, 11:43 AM | #31 |
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Zelda, just out of curiosity, is there a clear difference in commonly spoken French between "stupid client phone calls" that distinguishes "phone calls by stupid clients" instead of "stupid phone calls by clients"? Of course, it's possible for it to mean "stupid phone calls by stupid clients", too.
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06-11-2008, 11:49 AM | #32 |
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well, since french puts adjectives after the nouns they modify (clients débiles, appels stupides, questions bętes...) you can pretty easily specify which noun exactly of the sentence you are modifying.
un coup de fil débile d'un client = a stupid phone call from a client un coup de fil d'un client débile = a phone call from a stupid client un coup de fil débile d'un client débile = a stupid phone call from a stupid client sadly, i am frequently plagued by this problem in all its intricate and multi-form variety. Last edited by zelda_pinwheel; 06-11-2008 at 11:57 AM. Reason: for some reason, this keyboard always thinks "plagued" is spelled with a "q" |
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I have to agree, igorsk, though I enjoy both of those people and their posts immensely, a thread full of giant signatures is a bit distracting.
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If every thing (head) was properly sized, he'd have nothing to pshrynk.
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