Jan 27, 2005 16:29
19 yrs ago
English term
Another to join him should be
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
children's literature
When he got to his chambers, Glavo sat in the armchair and started pondering whom he should take with him.
First and foremost, he would take the warrior whose name was Iron Hand.
***Another to join him should be*** Expert Shot.
The third person Glavo would like to take with him was Sharp Spear.
The fourth one to be definitely enrolled was Fright Giver, a warrior noted for his gigantic stature.
And, of course, he would need Death Bringer.
Glavo also wanted to have Cat’s Eye in his party.
Is it possible to put the phrase this way?
The context:
The character (Glavo, Commander-in-Chief of a VERY bad guy’s army) is selecting his warriors to decide which of them to take with him to a war campaign.
These are fragments of my translation of a Russian fantasy for children (although not for very little ones).
First and foremost, he would take the warrior whose name was Iron Hand.
***Another to join him should be*** Expert Shot.
The third person Glavo would like to take with him was Sharp Spear.
The fourth one to be definitely enrolled was Fright Giver, a warrior noted for his gigantic stature.
And, of course, he would need Death Bringer.
Glavo also wanted to have Cat’s Eye in his party.
Is it possible to put the phrase this way?
The context:
The character (Glavo, Commander-in-Chief of a VERY bad guy’s army) is selecting his warriors to decide which of them to take with him to a war campaign.
These are fragments of my translation of a Russian fantasy for children (although not for very little ones).
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His second choice was; another great choice; another desirable
Instead of enumerating them one by one, how about:
Glavo's other choices included Sharp Spear and Fright Giver, a warrior...
Glavo's other choices included Sharp Spear and Fright Giver, a warrior...
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Comment: "Thanks for your help, Rita!"
2 mins
Sounds fine to me
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3 mins
another to fight at his side should be...
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59 mins
The second would be, definitely, Expert Shot.
You have to include "second", if you have first and third.
Also, if he is so sure of the first, and fairly sure of the third, then "definitely" is the appropriate word for the second.
I put dashes to show, he is pondering, but it would be probably even better to write it like this:
The second would be... definitely Expert Shot.
Also, if he is so sure of the first, and fairly sure of the third, then "definitely" is the appropriate word for the second.
I put dashes to show, he is pondering, but it would be probably even better to write it like this:
The second would be... definitely Expert Shot.
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