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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   
      
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