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Sentence #830743

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 sacredceltic sacredceltic June 9, 2011 June 9, 2011 at 9:30:34 PM UTC link Permalink

One wonders who the first "they" are...the kitchens?

papabear papabear June 10, 2011 June 10, 2011 at 1:01:11 PM UTC link Permalink

Fixed.

papabear papabear June 10, 2011 June 10, 2011 at 1:02:37 PM UTC link Permalink

This is also an example of using the passive voice to emphasize contrast. It may be easier to understand with an audio recording.

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Many European kitchens have scales because they measure dry ingredients by weight, unlike in America, where they are measured by volume.

added by papabear, April 9, 2011
➜ #833866Veel europääsche Köken hebbt Waggen, vonwegen dat se dröge Todaden dor na Wicht meet, anners as in Amerika, wo se de na Volumen meet.

linked by slomox, April 11, 2011
Many European kitchens have scales because dry ingredients are measured by weight there, unlike in America, where they are measured by volume.

edited by papabear, June 10, 2011
➜ #932451In vielen europäischen Küchen gibt es Waagen, weil trockene Zutaten dort nach Gewicht abgemessen werden, anders als in Amerika, wo sie nach Volumen abgemessen werden.

linked by Fingerhut, June 10, 2011
➜ #932536De nombreuses cuisines européennes sont équipées de balances parce que les ingrédients y sont mesurés au poids, au contraire des États-Unis d'Amérique, où ils sont mesurés au volume.

linked by sacredceltic, June 10, 2011
➜ #1085444Birçok Avrupa mutfakları orada kuru malzemeler tartıldığından dolayı bir teraziye sahiptir, Amerika'da tam tersine onlar hacimle ölçülmektedir.

linked by duran, September 6, 2011