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Dear native English speakers,
I think I asked about this almost a year ago. But I have to clarify it.
If I remember correctly, some(all?) of the native speakers here said
that they wouldn't say "have a great spirit of adventure". Am I right?
The following is from the textbook:
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These opinions are just a few examples of the wide variety of views expressed by foreigners living in Japan. They are valuable in giving the Japanese an outside view of their own culture.
In coming to Japan, such people must have had a great spirit of adventure. What about the other side of the picture? Do many Japanese people share that spirit?
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If the phrase sounds off, what should it be said instead?
How about these? I guess (b) would sound off.
(a) such people must have had a great sense of adventure.
(b) such people must have had a great adventure spirit.
(c) such people must have had a great adventurous spirit.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin
I think I asked about this almost a year ago. But I have to clarify it.
If I remember correctly, some(all?) of the native speakers here said
that they wouldn't say "have a great spirit of adventure". Am I right?
The following is from the textbook:
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These opinions are just a few examples of the wide variety of views expressed by foreigners living in Japan. They are valuable in giving the Japanese an outside view of their own culture.
In coming to Japan, such people must have had a great spirit of adventure. What about the other side of the picture? Do many Japanese people share that spirit?
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If the phrase sounds off, what should it be said instead?
How about these? I guess (b) would sound off.
(a) such people must have had a great sense of adventure.
(b) such people must have had a great adventure spirit.
(c) such people must have had a great adventurous spirit.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin