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In response to "also word order is much more flexible in English. -- nm" by Reagen

in German it sounds funny if descriptors don't follow in order of time-manner-place so they say stuff like "I went yesterday by car to the store" even

Posted by zork Jan 19 '10, 12:30

if they are stressing "by car" or "to the store"

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