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   Alexander Koryagin to Mike Powell   
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   28 Jul 19 19:56:38   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/360.0 5d3dd3be   
   REPLY: 654.englisht@1:2320/105 21a225e1   
   PID: JamNNTPd/Cygwin32 1.3 20190208   
   CHRS: CP866 2   
   TZUTC: 0300   
   TID: hpt/w32-mvc 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   Hi, Mike Powell!   
   I read your message from 28.07.2019 03:22   
      
    ak>> I somehow don't understand the last sentence.   
      
    ak>> "The pair may have been helped by a civilian who did not recognise   
    ak>> them to leave the area".   
      
    MP> It is very oddly worded. It would make more sense as:   
      
    MP> "The pair may have been helped by a civilian, who did not recognise   
    MP> them, to leave the area." (OK)   
      
   Although, as I read it in a punctuation textbook, we can embrace words with   
   commas only in case if the words are not necessary for understanding of the   
   sentence (they are nonessential elements). But in this case the words "who did   
   not recognise them" are essential.   
      
    MP> "The pair may have been helped to leave the area by a civilian who   
    MP> did not recognise them." (better, in my opinion)   
      
   Yeah, and I think any Russian would write it like this. :)   
      
      
   PS: Anton, thanks to you, too.   
      
   Bye, Mike!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2019   
      
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