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|    alexander koryagin to Tesoro Hayden    |
|    Song grammar    |
|    24 Nov 14 16:36:07    |
      Hi, Tesoro Hayden!       I read your message from 22.11.2014 20:42       about Song grammar.                      AK> "I often dream I am flying in night        AK> Take me, I am very light!"               TH> "I often dream I fly at night        TH> Take me, I am very light!"               TH> "I often dream I can fly at night        TH> Take me, I am very light!"               TH> Perhaps one of these fits better?              I also suggested him this variant to him:       -----Beginning of the citation-----        AK:        I often dream I'm flying in night        Take me, I'm very light!       NE: (REALLY BAD ENGLISH!)       NE:        I often dream I'm flying in (* the ) night        Take me, I'm very light!" )              AK>        Example: Nurses often have to work at night.        Proposal:        I often dream I'm flying at night        Take me, I'm very light!              (NOT AS GOOD AS THE SUGGESTION ABOVE. A SUBTLE ENGLISH DIFFERENCE. MY       SUGGESTION CONVEYS A DREAM BETTER)       ----- The end of the citation -----              Can you tell the difference between "in" and "at" here? There are two variants:       1. night == night darkness. I often dream (when I sleep) that I am flying in       the night (under a full Moon, for instance, like a witch).              2. "night" is just a time. I.e. during the night I often have a dream that I       am flying (it doesn't matter where, a very common dream for children.              Theoretically, I need the second variant.              Bye, Tesoro!       Alexander Koryagin       ENGLISH_TUTOR 2014              --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox        * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)    |
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