Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ?

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Am I translating this into the correct English tense ?

Pads 15/04/2008, 15:37

À mon avis, ce livre vaut la peine d'être lu

In my opinion, this book is worth the trouble to be read

It looks right to me ..... but my bones are saying theres some thing not quite right Blink [blink]

Dirty Tom =^..^=
Where ever I lay my paw thats my home

Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ?

spg 15/04/2008, 15:44

Hi Pads

I would say - this book is worth reading.

Sue

Computing - it's another world

Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ?

Pads 15/04/2008, 15:52
I did think that but then I got confused by LU as I thought this was the past tense ?

Dirty Tom =^..^=
Where ever I lay my paw thats my home

Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ?

cooperlola 15/04/2008, 15:54
I agree with Sue. Or maybe : Worth the effort of reading - although that's not perfect English. We'd be more likely to say "Reading this book is worth the effort," I think. I only think that in Sue's version, your prof' may think you've missed the "effort/trouble bit.

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Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ?

cooperlola 15/04/2008, 15:58

Pads wrote:
I did think that but then I got confused by LU as I thought this was the past tense ?

No it is not the past tense - the clue is in the name. The past tense would be something that has happened - which it has not yet. You are suggesting to somebody that the the book is "worth the effort of being read" (in pedantic terms!) (I cannot for the life of me remember the name of this bloomin' tense at the moment -having a Saga moment! Woot! [:-))]