Sep 18, 2007 13:39
17 yrs ago
English term
fortunetelle (X)
it wasn't until afterwards (2)
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Literature
it wasn't until afterwards that her mother told her she did not want the ring
before that her mother did not tell her that she did not want the ring.
are they similar?
before that her mother did not tell her that she did not want the ring.
are they similar?
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Sep 18, 2007 15:10: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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3 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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56
Selected
yes (see below)
that is the meaning, but the original sentence is better!
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much :) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
6 days
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thanks, Marju!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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277
until later
she did not tell her mother that she did not want the ring until later
Similar in meaning to your own suggestion:
before that her mother did not tell her that she did not want the ring
Similar in meaning to your own suggestion:
before that her mother did not tell her that she did not want the ring
4 mins
Monika Silea
Romania
Romania
Romania
I'll do my best only for you!
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
only after a certain reference point
the mother told the other about the ring.
I wouldn't say they are the same
I wouldn't say they are the same
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