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He missed his native country so much that he wanted to sell his shop

English translation: that he wanted to sell his shop, return to Greece and spend the rest of his life there


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English term or phrase:He missed his native country so much that he wanted to sell his shop
English translation:that he wanted to sell his shop, return to Greece and spend the rest of his life there
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16:00 Dec 26, 2011
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English term or phrase: He missed his native country so much that he wanted to sell his shop
Hello, is the sentense "He missed his native country so much that he wanted to sell his shop to return to Greece and spent the rest of his life there" correct? Or the "to" is too repetitive?
Phoenicia
that he wanted to sell his shop, return to Greece and spend the rest of his life there
Explanation:
Or if you really need to get across the sense that selling the shop is what got him the money to go home:

... in order to return to Greece and spend the rest of his life there
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Liz Broomfield
United Kingdom
Grading comment
thanks a lot
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +8that he wanted to sell his shop, return to Greece and spend the rest of his life there
Liz Broomfield


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
he missed his native country so much that he wanted to sell his shop
that he wanted to sell his shop, return to Greece and spend the rest of his life there


Explanation:
Or if you really need to get across the sense that selling the shop is what got him the money to go home:

... in order to return to Greece and spend the rest of his life there

Liz Broomfield
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thanks a lot

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert: A good solution to avoid what Phoenicia has noticed as sounding a bit repetitive (although correct).
6 mins
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agree  NancyLynn
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agree  Tina Vonhof
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agree  Lindsay Spratt
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agree  Jenni Lukac
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agree  Sheila Wilson: Nothing wrong with the original, but I prefer your version
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agree  Jack Doughty
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agree  Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
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