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쉼표, 괄호, 줄표테크니컬 라이팅 2016. 4. 14. 13:59
삽입구를 만들어주는 역할에서 쉼표, 괄호, 줄표(em dash)는 서로 어떻게 다를까? 아마도 통일된 의견을 찾기는 어려울 것이다. 줄표가 괄호보다 덜 형식적(formal)이라는 의견도 있는데, 그런 것 같기도 하고 잘 모르겠다. 아무튼 나는 이렇게 느낀다.When Bilbo sat down for a meal, his third of the day, he noticed the table was broken.When Bilbo sat down for a meal—his third of the day—he noticed the table was broken.When Bilbo sat down for a meal (his third of the day) he noticed the table was broke..
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Connect와 Link의 차이English 2016. 4. 8. 10:35
connect와 link의 차이를 말하는 여러 글들을 찾아 보았는데 어느 것도 명쾌하지 않다. 테크니컬 라이터로 일하는 캐나다인 친구에게 물어 보았다. 그의 설명이 명쾌해 보인다. If I say, "I am going to link these ideas", it means I will put them together as a unit. If I say. "I will connect them", it means I'll put them together but they won't be one unit
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get to infinitiveEnglish 2016. 3. 30. 13:13
Get + ing: start doing somethingLet's get going.Get + O + ing: make somebody/something start doing somethingDon't get her talking about her problems.Get + to do: manage / have an opportunityWhen do I get to see you again? = When will I have an opportunity to see you again?I didn't get to see him = I didn't manage to see him.Get + O + to do: make somebody/something do something I couldn't get him..
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