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Sentence #16804

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 Dejo Dejo February 3, 2011 February 3, 2011 at 7:45:40 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

This can be tagged as "Indian English". A friend wrote to me:
<"Letter-bound" is often used in Indian English. It means being too literal, rule-book minded. The contrast is with the "spirit" of a rule. Hence the phrase "letter and spirit of the law".>

Zifre Zifre January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012 at 12:15:32 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Is "much" okay here?

Dejo Dejo January 21, 2012 January 21, 2012 at 4:15:43 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

@zifre: "much"can be an adjective or an adverb---

much/məCH/
Adjective:
A large amount: "I did not get much sleep"; "he does not eat much".
Adverb:
To a great extent; a great deal: "did it hurt much?".

If you google "much letter bound" you get hits of all the Japanese dictionaries that include that phrase.

Demetrius Demetrius January 21, 2012 January 21, 2012 at 4:19:29 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

So, if it is found in Japanese dictionaries, maybe it's not restricted to India and the tag is not neccessary? :-??

Dejo Dejo January 21, 2012 January 21, 2012 at 5:54:05 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I wouldn't say that it was restricted to India, it's just that often what is archaic in Britain is still common usage in India.

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You are too much letter bound. [M]

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➜ #177952君はあまり字句に拘泥しすぎるよ。

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You are too much letter-bound.

edited by Dejo, February 3, 2011
You are too much letter-bound.

edited by Dejo, February 3, 2011
➜ #740576Du nimmst alles viel zu wörtlich.

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➜ #740716Du bist ein Paragraphenreiter.

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➜ #741798Vi estas regulsklavo.

linked by Dejo, February 4, 2011
➜ #740589You take everything too literally.

linked by al_ex_an_der, June 12, 2012
➜ #740587Vi komprenas ĉion tro laŭlitere.

linked by al_ex_an_der, June 12, 2012
➜ #1921658אתה לוקח דברים יותר מדי לפשוטם.

linked by fekundulo, October 14, 2012