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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Golden Week

0 I had to work during the Golden Week holidays, while people were enjoying them.02br
00Is my sentence (which is not a real story) correct?02br
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01i00While 01b00other 02b00people were enjoying them.02i02br
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00(Well, I was really working most of Golden Week-- I only took one day off to visit Ibaragi.)0-
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0The first time I read your sentence, I thought you meant "...while most people were 01i00enjoying themselves"02i00 (that is, 01i00having fun). 02i00Then I thought you probably meant "whlie most people were enjoying the holidays." There's nothing actually 'wrong" about your sentence, but it might sound better with one of these alternatives:02br
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0Mr. M. was much quicker than I was -- and his suggestion is perfect!0-
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01cite10khoff12cite10it was more useful at the end12blockquote
10Thanks, Knoff. Got it!01blockquote
01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10I was really working most of Golden Week12blockquote
10I bet your clients(students) really appreciate your work.02br
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