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Sentence #2575788

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 AlanF_US AlanF_US July 8, 2013 July 8, 2013 at 10:33:04 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"wheelbarrows run" -> "wheelbarrow run"

Even though the Hebrew is plural, in English the modifying noun is usually in the singular (for example, "toothbrush", not "teethbrush").

The Hebrew is a tongue-twister. Some of that gets lost in the English, but I kept the multiple instances of "run" even though English speakers (unlike Hebrew speakers, from what I understand) try to avoid using the same root multiple times in succession if possible. Thus they would say "run a race" or "do a run" instead of "run a run".

VirtuOZ VirtuOZ July 9, 2013 July 9, 2013 at 1:42:22 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

1st of all:
Corrected.

2nd:
I did that on purpose! This sentence was well engineered by me to be a tongue-twister!

3rd:
Hebrew is not a tongue-twister. We too have a richer language and synonyms, and we do make our efforts to use diverse words in our sentences.

However, naturally, in the spoken language (as in many other languages) we use a narrower vocabulary.

AlanF_US AlanF_US July 9, 2013 July 9, 2013 at 11:13:56 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Yes, I realized that this was an intentional tongue-twister.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2575785רץ מרוצה רצה לרוץ ריצת מריצות..

A satisfied runner wanted to run a wheelbarrows run.

added by VirtuOZ, July 8, 2013
➜ #2575785רץ מרוצה רצה לרוץ ריצת מריצות.

linked by VirtuOZ, July 8, 2013
➜ #2575790רץ מרוצה רצה לרוץ מירוץ מריצות.

linked by VirtuOZ, July 8, 2013
A satisfied runner wanted to run a wheelbarrow run.

edited by VirtuOZ, July 9, 2013
➜ #5462990Un corredor satisfecho quiso correr una carrera de carretillas.

linked by albrusgher, September 22, 2016