German term
1582 heiratet er die acht Jahre ältere Anne Hathaway,
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Oct 31, 2018 16:54: Susan Welsh changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
In 1582, he marries Anne Hathaway, who is 8 years his senior.
| It turns out that my translator omitted a word by mistake. None of us speak German at the office and we couldn't reach her, and our client was saying that the meaning was wrong. Everything is clear now. Thanks again for your feedback! |
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Armorel Young
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Sarah Bessioud
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Michele Fauble
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Michael Martin, MA
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AllegroTrans
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Ramey Rieger (X)
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Steffen Walter
: https://history-biography.com/william-shakespeare (although the quality of the English used in this contribution is poor in some instances)
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Law Economy Computing Defense Medical
Native in: Polish 
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Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish, and 1 more.
He marries Anne Hathaway, who is eight year older then him.
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Steffen Walter
: ... years older than him
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Thank you, sure, a typo when typing on the phone.... :)
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Experienced in the travel industry
Native in: English (Variants: British, US)
Works in: German to English
he marries Anne Hathaway, who is eight years older
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Note added at 8 mins (2018-10-31 16:59:06 GMT)
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If she were eight years old, the German would read: die achtjährige Anne Hathaway (or perhaps: die acht Jahre alte Anne Hathaway). älter(e) is a comparative form.
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Mair A-W (PhD)
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philgoddard
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Thomas Pfann
: Eindeutig. The German sentence leaves no room for any other interpretation.
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Michele Fauble
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Steffen Walter
: ... who is eight years older than him - https://history-biography.com/william-shakespeare/
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eight years his senior, he marries Anne Hathaway in 1582
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AllegroTrans
: Not "wrong" but somewhat unnatural sounding, as well as potentially confusing if read or said quickly.There are much clearer ways to render this one
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United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
"In 1582, he wed Anne Hathaway, eight years his elder".
"At age 18 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, a woman eight years his elder who was already pregnant with their daughter Susanna."
https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Two-Gentlemen-of-Verona/a...
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Lancashireman
: Thank you for the past tense.
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Steffen Walter
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Björn Vrooman
: She's dead.//Confused: Why do you want to argue something that isn't in dispute?//Ah. Frankly, I don't. Of course, you can use it, but it sounds awkward here. I was tempted to add the now-famous quote "I see dead people" to all other answers.
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It's not impossible to use historical present in English but it gets more awkward when specific times in the past are mentioned/Relax, Björn. I am agreeing, not arguing. Just showing that I understand where others are coming from
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Joe France
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Discussion
It's annoying in German too. I didn't know we were supposed to make the text more difficult to read. Also, if you have a situation like this and the older partner dies 10 years earlier, who will be older in the end? You can avoid those semi-philosophical debates if you change the tense.
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"William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in November 1582 and they remained married until Shakespeare's death. At the time of their marriage William was 18, while Anne was 26—and pregnant with their first child."
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakesped...
From Britannica:
"She was married to Shakespeare in November 1582, when he was 18 and when she, according to the sole evidence of an inscription on her gravestone, was 26. Their daughter Susanna was born the following May."
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Hathaway-wife-of-S...
"...who IS 8 years older/his senior" sounds truly odd, unless she is still roaming the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon. She's not the King of Rock'n'Roll.
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