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LilianNekipelov
LilianNekipelov  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 15:32
Russian to English
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Jul 4, 2013

Happy Fourth of July to everyone who wants to celebrate it. More independence form all the phenomena that may limit a translator in any way, their prosperity, intellectual and professional growth.
 
Michael Wetzel
Michael Wetzel  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 21:32
German to English
Happy Fourth of July! Jul 4, 2013

Lest we lead our cousins from around the globe into temptation ...
let's not liberate ourselves from the basic rules of grammar and usage:

... More independence from all the phenomena that may limit translators, their prosperity, and their intellectual and professional growth in any way.

I don't know if typos and sentence fragments are considered even venial sins in forum posts, but the misplacement of a dependent clause was certainly deadly in this case.
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Lest we lead our cousins from around the globe into temptation ...
let's not liberate ourselves from the basic rules of grammar and usage:

... More independence from all the phenomena that may limit translators, their prosperity, and their intellectual and professional growth in any way.

I don't know if typos and sentence fragments are considered even venial sins in forum posts, but the misplacement of a dependent clause was certainly deadly in this case.

In the spirit of ecumenicalism, we'll correct the other bit without further comment (and because it's just a forum posting, after all).

Maybe I'm just jealous because I can't see the fireworks from over here ... ▲ Collapse
 
Steve Kerry
Steve Kerry  Identity Verified
Local time: 20:32
German to English
Happy Jul 4, 2013

Happy is always a good thing...

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Steve K.

(who wishes he could see the fireworks too!)
 
Nicole Schnell
Nicole Schnell  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 12:32
English to German
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In memoriam
Happy 4th of July from Portland! Jul 4, 2013



 


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