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Vårterminens engelska skrif prof.
211
(lsas to, 17concerning) letter-writing had been (19vanquished)
overcome (20 surmounted) by the selfish (interested) motive of my wanting
(21that I want) your advice and help (22by my selfish motive of
wanting your 23council and 24your assistance) (25if my usual si.
would (should) not have been etc.). My brother 26proposes (27intends)
to move from the country to the capital (to town, to the metropolis)
before the end of 28 this year. He 29 highly wishes (w. 29 eagerly,
30w. very much) 31 that his two boys might (should, shall, may)
enter the school (attend the school, be received into, his two b. to
enter, 32come into the school, 33get in the school) where you are
a teacher (a 84master) [35he would fain that his t. b. will be
admitted into the s.]. As, however, the family, for several reasons,
cannot 36 remove 37 before (until) rather låte in the autumn (38in
autumn), he must look out for a suitable (39fit, 39 expedient) place,
where his boys 40 can (may) live (reside) for some (a few) months.
41As I know 42 that you are in the habit of receiving (accustomed
to take, 43use to receive, 44will receive) boys (45some bovs) in46
(into) your house I ask you (in the first place, in the f. instance)
first of all (47first and foremost) 48if you would (19 should like to,
would like to or be willing to, if you are inclined to) 50 take care of
my nephews. 51Drop me some lines 52in answer (53for answer,
as an answer) please, as soon as possible. 54By (With) that (54In
so doing, 56If you do so, If so, 54Therewith, Thereby) you will
(55shall, 55should, 55would) oblige me very much (57do me obliged,
57 make me much obliged).
Your affectionate
X. Y.
3. Rättelser och anmärkningar af en engelsman.
1 Örebro, May 18, 1896.
2 , rather than!
3 friendful: no such word exists ’except, .possibly, in
Björk-man’s imagination.
4 amicable: (impossible here) used of a »settlement»,
»arrangement», also (but obsolescent) in phrase, »on amicable terms».
5 amiable: (impossible here) only in phrases such as »of an
amiable temper (disposition), »Miss E. is an amiable (lovable) girl»*).
6 letter, which: no comma.
7 I have had: (»have» superfluous and unusual) should be
»I had».
*) Lovely = vacker.
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