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girigiri (Offline)
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06-23-2009, 08:23 AM

ゆりところへ

Having looked at the Wikipedia picture - beignets are nothing like what I had imagined.

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"Three possible reasons for the difference come to mind."


First, second, third ... acknowledge that there may be other reasons.
By which I meant; leave it open - the use of "last" might imply that there are only three possible reasons. Use "third" in place of "last".
That style is more suitable for lectures than for discourse though, so ordinary sentence structures might be a better model.

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Articles will remain a challenge for me forever!
A small matter; incorrect use usually doesn't cause confusion. Most native English speakers can't declare the reasons for one choice over another anyway.
However, as a rough guide - if とある would not be out of place in Japanese (たとえば: とある人), "the" is most likely to be the correct choice. Likewise, in the appropriate sentences, は normally takes a definite article; and が an indefinite article.

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“I’ve been to the original Café Du Monde Coffee Stand in the New Orleans French Market in the US. I had a good time and enjoyed the delicious beignets, three large ones make up a serving in the US; while in Japan, there are six small ones.” ?
りっぱ。

something along the lines of
{I’ve had the pleasure of going to the original Café Du Monde Coffee Stand (in the New Orleans French Market) in the US and to the Café Du Monde in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Their beignets, three large ones for a serving in the US; six small ones in Japan, are delicious.} would round it nicely:
(Keeping in mind Koir's objection to using "serve").

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This was practically perfect X_X
For the most part, I agree with Yuusuke. There was nothing wrong with your original passage. Had you asked "Is this OK?" rather than "Could you correct my English?" the only possible answer would have been "yes."

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What do you mean with覚 ?
違った漢字でしょうか? 「さとり」。富士山の下に住 んでいている「おもいさん」のような人。 (もしかし て、「おもい様的な人」) ????????????????????

Koir:
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Pancakes are not dessert. They are a breakfast item.
In some parts of the world, that is indeed so.

Last edited by girigiri : 06-23-2009 at 08:35 AM.
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