German term
unglückliche Formulierung
4 +6 | unfortunate choice of words |
Cilian O'Tuama
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4 +1 | bad style |
Rowan Morrell
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4 | awkward sentence (structure) |
randam
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3 | the expression chosen was not exactly ideal |
bandar0_0
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Aug 22, 2007 14:52: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Non-PRO (1): Steven Sidore
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Proposed translations
unfortunate choice of words
bad style
agree |
Louise Mawbey
: poor phrasing/ wording is better than bad style IMHO
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OK, thanks Louise.
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neutral |
Cilian O'Tuama
: bad style too general IMO - covers a multitude of sins
9 mins
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I did make more specific suggestions as well (poor wording/bad phrasing). But what's wrong with covering a multitude of sins? ;-)
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the expression chosen was not exactly ideal
awkward sentence (structure)
"A sentence that combines two or more segments in a confusing or inaccurate manner is normally called an awkward sentence"
Source :
http://www.gpc.edu/~shale/humanities/composition/writers_gui...
See also:
http://litmuse.maconstate.edu/litwiki/index.php/What_is_an_%E2%80%9Cawkward_sentence%E2%80%9D%3F
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