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English translation: Your version is better.

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12:19 Jan 25, 2012

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English term or phrase: do not grow in other respects BETTER than

The whole sentence:
The fact that countries rich in natural resources do not develop and do not grow in other respects BETTER than those that are not rich in them is sad, but that’s the reality.

is the place of BETTER correct or it should go in another position in the sentence, in particular "do not grow BETTER in other respects than..."
?

Michael Kislov KudoZ activity Questions: 264 (20 open) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 2575 Russian Federation
Local time: 05:05

English translation:Your version is better.

Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-25 14:01:13 GMT)
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I don't understand what you are asking. I think your version is better than the original. I don't see how "even though it is worse" fits in.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-01-25 17:37:11 GMT)
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I would say both are grammatically correct but the meaning is clearer in your versioin.

Selected response from:

Jack Doughty
Local time: 02:05

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

Your version is better.

Jack Doughty

4 -3

two commas

Alexandra Taggart

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

do not grow in other respects better than

Your version is better.

Jack Doughty
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 198

Notes to answerer

Asker: And would "do not grow BETTER in other respects than..." be correct even though it is worse?

Asker: My question is the position of the word "BETTER". Are both versions (positions of BETTER) grammatically correct?)))

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -3

do not grow in other respects better than two commas

Explanation:
Place commas, and everything will be OK.
'....do not develop and do not grow, in other respects, BETTER than those that are not rich in them - is sad, but that’s the reality.'
"In other respects" - is an expression meaning "in other words", by saying this phrase the speaker somewhat asks a permission from his audience in order to say the following.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-01-25 20:26:41 GMT)
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Better meaning - "so to say"

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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-01-25 20:33:44 GMT)
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I'm not sure, but I think that this phrase belongs to "weeds" - something used repetedly and unnecessarily.

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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2012-01-26 19:25:28 GMT)
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What can I do with these "disagrees"? Very funny.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

disagree

Cilian O'Tuama: Not appropriate. And not English. "Somewhat asks a permission"?! Might belong to "weeds" though. // Stunning? Average. But I'm sure your (native) Russian is better than mine. You'd criticise my attempts too, and rightly so, esp. on a site for linguists.

4 hrs

-> Your knowledge of Engish is stunning!

disagree

Ty Kendall: Your version is actually WORSE. "In other respects" is being used here in its literal sense and it belongs with "develop and grow". Here it means: "in other ways/areas". Your "interpretation" is fundamentally flawed. // Denial won't change the truth.

11 hrs

-> No, it was NOT!

disagree

AllegroTrans: "These disagrees" are largely down to your apparent lack of natural-sounding English; "weeds"?? "the speaker somewhat asks a permission"???

23 hrs

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