Re: French and German (jara: An introduction)

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> > Also, "some" doesn't feel like a good translation of "manch".
> > I'd render "manch ein schneller Hund" as "many a quick dog".
> > (That works in English, doesn't it?)
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>Hmm.  I don't think it works like that.  'Many'?  Hmm.  'some' is also
>a bit, well, strange, but I would'n know what else to use.  Maybe
>'There are dogs that...' would be best?

"Many a" certainly works in English, and is how I mentally translate
"manch".  Indeed, it has a somewhat poetic feel, which seems to agree with
your intuitions on "manch"!

Ian