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Correcting the sentence

A English professor wrote the sentence "Woman without her man is nothing" on the blackboard and directed her students to correct it.

The guys wrote "Woman, without her man, is nothing."

The girls wrote "Woman! Without her, man is nothing!"

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• Both language and gender have their traps! Beware of them both! Thanks for sharing. - commentator 20001111162257
  • 我的问题贴子怎么不见了？再问：如何翻译“我捡了一个钱包” - 拣到一分钱 20001111164021
    • I happened to pick up a wallet. - p 20001111164135
      • You are caught red-handed! - Police 20001111172214
        • She's innocent for she only picked up a wallet but didn't pick your pocket. - witness 20001111175554
          • ...,for... - Last Hermit 20001112052158
• none - 泥土 20001111225407
• 对不起，借地推荐两个站点（与翻译无关，与人有关^)^）：网上发送短信息至任何一部数字手机（免长途电话费哦） - Last Hermit 20001112090710
  • 对不起，漏了一个控制符。 - Last Hermit 20001112091310
    • very useful info. thanks a lot, lh! - xq 20001112105502
      • No such a free lunch, man! Commission, now^)^ - Last Hermit 20001113010246
        • No such thing as free lunch? - true! 20001114003619
        • i'd like to take the liberty to treat you to a liberal lunch next time you are in shanghai. - xq 20001114074530
          • I should have been all too please to have that honor. But then, - Last Hermit 20001114105127
            • pleaseD - Last Hermit 20001114180403
              • 早晨！ICQ, anyone? - laoliu 20001114183258
                • Good evening, bro! No more ICQ messages. But I'll send a copy to your email address as well next time when I do so. - Last Hermit 20001114224737
    • funny name, sounds like wo cao - cao 20001113125818

Both language and gender have their traps! Beware of them both! Thanks for sharing.

我的问题贴子怎么不见了？再问：如何翻译“我捡了一个钱包”

I happened to pick up a wallet.

You are caught red-handed!

She's innocent for she only picked up a wallet but didn't pick your pocket.

...,for...

none

对不起，借地推荐两个站点（与翻译无关，与人有关^)^）：网上发送短信息至任何一部数字手机（免长途电话费哦）

对不起，漏了一个控制符。

very useful info. thanks a lot, lh!

No such a free lunch, man! Commission, now^)^

No such thing as free lunch?

i'd like to take the liberty to treat you to a liberal lunch next time you are in shanghai.

I should have been all too please to have that honor. But then,

pleaseD

早晨！ICQ, anyone?

Good evening, bro! No more ICQ messages. But I'll send a copy to your email address as well next time when I do so.

funny name, sounds like wo cao