I heard that story once. - English example sentence

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AlanF_US August 1, 2013 August 1, 2013 at 7:48:33 PM UTC

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I think that a native English speaker would be more likely to say "I heard that story once" or "I heard that story once before" or "I've heard that story once before".

danepo August 1, 2013 August 1, 2013 at 8:43:18 PM UTC

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what about:

I once heard that story.

Eldad August 1, 2013 August 1, 2013 at 9:40:30 PM UTC

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Thanks, Alan and danepo.

AlanF_US August 1, 2013 August 1, 2013 at 11:29:08 PM UTC

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danepo, I associate "I once heard..." with the beginning of a new topic: "I once heard a story that goes like this..." By contrast, "I heard that story once" is a pattern that I associate with information that has already been presented (which the use of the phrase "that story" suggests).

danepo August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 at 4:10:54 AM UTC

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How do you then translate into English:
Mi aŭdis tiun rakonton unufoje.
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