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Sentence #2438391

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Former member Former member May 18, 2013 May 18, 2013 at 3:28:02 PM UTC link Permalink

Frnech -> French
a space after ,

Guybrush88 Guybrush88 November 17, 2013 November 17, 2013 at 11:50:39 AM UTC link Permalink

no reply since May 18th 2013, i changed it

Scott Scott November 18, 2013 November 18, 2013 at 4:35:29 PM UTC link Permalink

I think it should be changed to: "Tom speaks perfect French, but his native language is German."

sabretou sabretou November 18, 2013 November 18, 2013 at 4:36:05 PM UTC link Permalink

+1

AlanF_US AlanF_US November 22, 2013 November 22, 2013 at 11:53:58 PM UTC link Permalink

I would vote for "but". The only way I can imagine that the utterance "Tom speaks perfect French, and his native language is German" would make sense would be in response to a sentence such as "Does anyone here speak French and German?" By contrast, "Tom speaks perfect French, but his native language is German" could stand alone. I'd say that the "but" here expresses not contradiction but surprise: one cannot take for granted that someone who speaks perfect French is a native German speaker (or the inverse: one cannot take for granted that someone whose native language is German speaks perfect French).

AlanF_US AlanF_US November 22, 2013 November 22, 2013 at 11:54:35 PM UTC link Permalink

@change

CK CK December 20, 2014 December 20, 2014 at 12:19:30 PM UTC link Permalink

I don't know the linked language, but the following English sounds good, if either matches.

Tom speaks perfect French, but his native language is German.
Tom speaks perfect French even though his native language is German.

AlanF_US AlanF_US December 20, 2014 December 20, 2014 at 4:21:15 PM UTC link Permalink

Changed to "but", using the German (which is older than the Turkish and directly linked to it) as a guide.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2438295Tom mükemmel Fransızca konuşur, ama onun anadili Almanca'dır..

Tom speaks perfect Frnech,his native language is German

added by freecudi, May 18, 2013

Tom speaks perfect Frech, his native language is German

edited by Guybrush88, November 17, 2013

Tom speaks perfect Frech, his native language is German.

edited by Guybrush88, November 17, 2013

Tom speaks perfect French, his native language is German.

edited by Scott, November 18, 2013

Tom speaks perfect French, but his native language is German.

edited by AlanF_US, December 20, 2014