Lost in Translation (13)

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Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987. View all posts by Tony

10 thoughts on “Lost in Translation (13)”

luisa zambrotta says:

17/07/2020 at 11:43

❤️ 😊

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1. Tony says:
  
  17/07/2020 at 13:34
  
  😃👍
  
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Marta says:

15/07/2020 at 12:48

It’s a good fun playing games at the beach in summer

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1. Tony says:
  
  15/07/2020 at 13:09
  
  “at the beach” is alright, Marta, but I think “on the beach” would be even better here.
  “in the summer” is fine and more typical than “in summer” which is however also possible.
  There’s one more problem which you haven’t noticed…
  
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  1. Marta says:
    
    15/07/2020 at 22:46
    
    The “a”… so… “It’s good fun playing games at / on the beach in the summer.
    
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    1. Tony says:
      
      16/07/2020 at 00:48
      
      🙂👍
      
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giovanna arcaini says:

14/07/2020 at 18:40

IT’S GOOD FUN PLAYING GAMES ON THE BEACH IN SUMMER

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1. Tony says:
  
  14/07/2020 at 18:45
  
  Very quick off the mark, Giovanna. Well done.
  Personally, I prefer the seasons with the article and I think it is actually more common in everyday English.
  
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  1. giovanna arcaini says:
    
    14/07/2020 at 19:05
    
    HI TONY,
    I PERSONALLY PREFER SEASONS WITHOUT ANY “THE” ARTICLE BECAUSE IT’S CONSIDERED AS A CATEGORY. AS A USE OF ENGLISH, I AGREE WITH YOU.
    MY MUM ‘S COMING FROM POMPEY.
    
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    1. Tony says:
      
      14/07/2020 at 20:28
      
      I don’t understand what you mean when you say “it’s considered as a category”.
      Just in case you’re interested these are the Google results:
      
      “in the summer”
      about 410,000,000 results
      
      “in summer”
      about 136,000,000 results
      
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