Re: CHAT: (no subject)
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, August 30, 2002, 19:39 |
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Quoting Christian Thalmann <cinga@...>:
> It's perfectly valid to say "Als ich
> kam, stand die Tür offen" whereas French and English would require
> the imperfect for the second verb.
Not so for English. I actually find "When I came, the door
was standing open" somewhat awkward compared to "When I came,
the door stood open", which is better.
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