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Older sister, younger sister and ...
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izulia
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Older sister, younger sister and ...
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Hello, I need your help please. am writing a shorter version of a traditional Korean story and I �m not sure which word to use in the following sentence:
The oldest sister ran away, the youngest sister ran away too, but the .......... sister stayed with her father and helped him out.
Can you say the middle sister?
Thank you in advance for your help! |
14 Nov 2010
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subzeroking
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We use the term "middle child" often enough, so I assume "the middle sister" would be OK to use.
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14 Nov 2010
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foreverjinxed
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I �m not Korean, but I know that they have different terms for older and younger sisters and brothers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_pronouns
I think, in this situation it �s fine to say what you �ve suggested; The oldest (eldest) sister ran away, the youngest sister ran away too, but the middle sister stayed with her father...
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14 Nov 2010
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sonrisasdefresa
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you also can say, but the middle one stayed with her father... |
14 Nov 2010
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lshorton99
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Middle sister is fine!
Lindsey
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14 Nov 2010
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izulia
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Thank you very much for your help! |
14 Nov 2010
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yanogator
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In case you missed sonrisasdefresa �s point, the word "sister" is used heavily here, so you might want to say "the middle one" instead of repeating "sister" again. Either way is good.
Bruce |
14 Nov 2010
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Jayho
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Hi Zulia
Middle sister - middle one - yes, as Bruce said, both of these are fine
Cheers
Jayho |
14 Nov 2010
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