In a mad moment, I decided to finance the republication of a children's book. The plot hinges around a French inscription: "La caverne des morts sera ouverte par les Anglais." (The cave of the dead will be opened by the English."
I decided to write a foreword, in which I pointed out whimsically that the cave had now been re-opened by the English, and using my schoolboy French, came up with "La caverne des morts a été ouverte encore par les Anglais."
The (allegedly) bilingual lady next door passed this, but various colleagues are now suggesting that it should be: "La caverne des morts a été ouverte encore une fois par les Anglais."
Could anyone give authoritative guidance?
2007-10-16
20:09:31
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Harry W
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