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Subject: Подозрительная конструкция напоследок ling. Переводил-переводил, и под конец попалась какая-то мутная фраза, которую я оказался не в силах уверенно понять до конца. Гляньте, добрые люди,— я не гоню насчёт one in three?In the U.K., in five years, Asda has managed to increase the percentage of its customers who buy clothes from 8 percent to one in three. Однако если в английской сети магазинов Asda число покупателей одежды пять лет назад составляло 8 процентов, то к концу этого периода её приобретал уже один покупатель из трех. |
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link 11.02.2007 8:30 |
| Correct. :-) or "каждый третий" |
| Спасибо! Стиль ещё у этого аффтара как у местных жжистов… Но всё-таки, почему in, а не of? |
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link 11.02.2007 8:55 |
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I cannot get hold of a decent grammar book just now, but consider this "one in three" = one [each, person, etc] in [a group of] three [five, ten, a hundred] etc. "one of three" = there is a group [aset number of certain] things and one of them is specifically this object |
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link 11.02.2007 9:02 |
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By way of further clarification: One in three customers buys on-line. (every third customer buys on-line) One of three customers in the shop bought a book (there were only three customers at the shop at the time and one of them bought a book) |
| Спасибо опять. Вполне исчерпывающе. |
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link 11.02.2007 9:14 |
| Us blondes ... "We aim to please" (c) :-) |
| in UK u can use modern english which is quite different |
| Alexis a.k.a. Althea, ROTFL!!! Это прекрасное утро! :-)))) |
| also two years ago english grammar was totally cancelled in the UK schools because of its total stupidness in the raw with modern english |
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2 senin HORRORS! And I mean it… |
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link 11.02.2007 9:41 |
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2Brains I'm with you on both counts, dear Sir :-) 2senin |
| 2senin, you must be from another world or a Martian. |
| dear "Sirs", did Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second touch your shoulders with her sword??? If not. Don't use "Sir". U make me sad. |
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link 11.02.2007 13:36 |
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2senin sweetie, go play in your own sandbox, won't you luv :-) |
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link 11.02.2007 14:07 |
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Один чуть-чуть притих, но вот уже другой на подходе. "english grammar was totally cancelled in the UK schools because of its total stupidness". Oh, how dandy! |
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to mahavishnu it's not what u say. It's a kind of true story. |
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link 11.02.2007 14:53 |
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2mahavishnu re. english grammar (sic) The source of the Nile - either the Sun or the Mirror (although further research is required) :-) |
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link 11.02.2007 14:56 |
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to summertime knives in London we've got around 14 500 000 unofficial population. Which increased significantly during last 20 years. Out of them --- 3 500 000 jungle bunnies (blacks), 2 000 000 chinese, 2 000 000 east europeans, 3 000 000 indians and non black muslims, 2 000 000 irish & scottish, and eventually ENGLISH --- around 2 000 000.Foreigners change its environment and talk manner so fast u can only imagine. If u study at school and get the best GCSE it will not bring u any money. For ex. if i'd say to english girl (i want to shag) i'm an electrician --- it'd impress her more than i'd say i'm an accounter. The reason --- electrician makes at least 14£ an hour, accounter 8-10£. So who needs to be literate? Read Kiroyaki "rich father,poor father". |
| shag for love ...%) |
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link 11.02.2007 15:34 |
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to senin nobody needs to. |
| any chance to impress'er saying i'm a translator? :) really inarrested |
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link 11.02.2007 15:49 |
| Сенин, вы что, окончили среднюю школу в Великобритании? Когда? На каких уровнях Вы там учились? Что такое accounter? |
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link 11.02.2007 15:52 |
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to pupil chance to impress the guy by saying that some people care about grammar |
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to pupil If u say'er "I'm a translator" use "interpreter" than she'll get it. But will not be impressed. Ur wages could reach 15-20£ per hour but on a part time basis. Yearly salary could be even lower than bus drivers' one --- which is average for London. Money talks. |
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to mahavishnu about my achievements --- it's personal, about accounter --- it's just commonly used for accountant. Nobody say accountant. |
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link 11.02.2007 18:56 |
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How very interesting! Never heard of this before. Nobody sayS accountant where, in London? |
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to mahavishnu I just write as I talk my china plate. Anyway don't take it too hard, earwig of it is not pete tong... OK today i think i'll tumble down the sink take care! |
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link 11.02.2007 23:03 |
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2 Alexis a.k.a. Althea: Слушайте, а может, и впрямь прав Сенин, что в Британии ТАК уже не говорят, или я уже совсем стар стал? "One third of employers have to give their staff remedial lessons in basic English and maths, a survey suggests." |
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2mahavishnu Numerical expressions are usually singular, but can be plural if the individuals within a numerical group are acting individually: |
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прав был великий В - частный случай постоянной Планка в действии... ой-вей (с) sic transit gloria forumorum.. |
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link 12.02.2007 13:22 |
| d, это Вы обо мне? |
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абсолютно нет, тут есть экземпляр один а что вы на свой счёт приняли вдруг? |
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link 12.02.2007 13:41 |
| Спросонья не понял. |
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