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Anonymous

08:53

skullpatrol

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Anonymous

He's really tired, but now he has a good home :-)

skullpatrol

sweet

does he have a name yet?

Anonymous

09:11

I called him motion blur hamster because he kept moving while I was trying to take pictures. So I might call him Blur. My brother thinks his name is Monkey.

Araucaria

13:19

A: "The place where is near my apartment" - Why can't we use 'when' there?

Short answer and quick fix: Look at the gap in the relative clause. If the gap can be filled in with the pronoun it, use the relative pronoun which. If the gap can be filled in using the locative preposition there, use the relative word where: That's the restaurant which [I hate ____ ]. That'...

CowperKettle

13:45

@snailplane He looks like a smart guy

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Anonymous

15:37

@Araucaria Your answer makes me think of resumptive pronouns :-)

Araucaria

17:11

@snailplane That's funny, we've been talking about those a lot today! Your hamster looks like a hamster i used to know. Rusumptive hamsters! :)

Anonymous

17:41

Q: Can "逆に" be used to say "in addition"?

I know that "逆に" means "on the contrary", but in english "on the contrary" can be used either for contrast, or for saying "in addition" (or similar terms). Can the japanese "逆に" be used to say "in addition" (or something similar) too? I have seen a few people that said "逆に" can be used to say "m...

Anonymous

Does anyone know what this person is talking about when they say English on the contrary can be used mean 'in addition'?

CowperKettle

18:22

He probably confused on the contrary with some other expression

What an insouciance on his part!

Anonymous

18:34

@CowperKettle I noticed they have an EL&U question!

Anonymous

Q: What synonym can I use for "on the contrary" in this specific context?

"If that much money would be paid in a period of year, the orphanage management would also stabilize. On the contrary, Bob would be able to reconstruct it or add more buildings as much as he pleased. He wouldn't have to worry about the debt anymore." I found this sentence in a book I'm reading. ...

synonyms

Araucaria

19:11

@snailplane Do you mean it looks as if maybe the gaps can be filled in and the sentences will still be grammatical?

Anonymous

Or erm, marginally grammatical?

Anonymous

I think we tend to use resumptive pronouns grudgingly, when we can't think of a better way to phrase something.

Anonymous

So in simple examples like those we'd be reluctant to use them.

Araucaria

19:35

@snailplane Oh, it's not meant to look like the larger sentences would be grammatical with the gaps filled in. Just that if you took the clause on its own the gaps would be filled in with those types of phrases ... Will have to have

Anonymous

Ah, I understood that much. If I thought you were saying that, I might have left a comment on the answer :-)

Anonymous

It just made me think about them, that's all.

Araucaria

a think amd another look tomorrow ..

Anonymous

I thought it was a good answer.

Anonymous

There's probably always something more you could say, but it's a good answer.

Anonymous

19:38