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15:18 Dec 11, 2007 |
German to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Internet, e-Commerce / Idiom | |||||
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4 +1 | The bait must appeal to the fish, not to the fisherman. |
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4 | The bait must appeal to the fish, not the fisherman |
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The bait must appeal to the fish, not the fisherman Explanation: Be careful to get the sentence order right! Your version means something different! |
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The bait must appeal to the fish, not to the fisherman. Explanation: I believe the "to" is important in the second clause in order to make the dative clear, ie it is the "bait" that must be appealing, and not the fisherman. |
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