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Message de here4u posté le 08-06-2025 à 20:16:07 (S | E | F)
Hello dear Friends! :)

Voici votre nouveau casse-tête favori !J'ai presque oublié de vous le poster... Désolée du retard ! 'Playing and working with words'... La date limite pour cet exercice est fin juin 2025. Je sais que certains doivent piaffer d'impatience... You can go for it!

Toujours beaucoup de sollicitations, tentations et obligations qui nous détournent de l'anglais, mais bon ! Tout le monde peut réfléchir et faire marcher ses neurones même si le printemps irrégulier vous a gâché quelques "ponts" !

Espérons que vous vaincrez toutes les réunions de travail et les embouteillages monstrueux des grandes villes et leurs environs, et parviendrez quand même à vous trouver du temps pour travailler avec nous un petit moment !
N'oubliez pas de vous creuser les méninges avec nous...

Je vous rappelle que cet exercice a des règles qui doivent être respectées. Lisez-les bien si vous ne les connaissez pas ! Ce travail est loin d'être un jeu... mais il peut être très ludique... Il vous laisse également toute liberté de choisir votre thème!

Using THE 8 WORDS given below (the 2 verbs can be put in whatever tenses or forms you fancy but MUST remain verbs!), 2 adjectives or adverbs, 2 nouns and 2 link words, + a given structure and the suitable punctuation, search your minds, think hard and create AN ONLY meaningful SENTENCE. "Easy", isn't it? (In fact, it's more easily said than done and advanced learners or natives can step in if they wish to!! )

- You CANNOT change the nature of the words!
- You CANNOT use two or more compulsory words consecutively!

PLEASE, WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR SENTENCE, PUT CAPITALS TO THE GIVEN WORDS! [and specify the number of words at the end.]

Je vous rappelle qu'« une phrase », une seule, se termine par un point [final, d'exclamation ou d'interrogation], peut avoir de la ponctuation interne ",/; /:/ [...], et qu'elle doit avant tout avoir un sens. (Il ne doit y avoir qu'UN SEUL POINT dans votre phrase - à la fin.) Le but ultime est de faire une seule phrase complexe, mais courte... Je le répète : elle doit avoir un sens et sa logique interne !
Cet exercice est TRES difficile, c'est pourquoi il demande beaucoup de réflexion et d'attention, de rigueur aussi dans l'application des règles. Vous ne devez le poster QU'UNE FOIS (ne faire qu'un seul exemplaire, mais vous pouvez éditer votre production en m'indiquant le changement auparavant ! )

Pour que chacun ait la possibilité de travailler avec nous, cet exercice a des niveaux différents. Vous pouvez choisir celui qui vous convient :
Le niveau fera une seule phrase en moins de 80 mots.
Le niveau une seule phrase et toujours 60 mots, au plus.
Le niveau **, pour les plus habiles, fera une phrase de moins de 40 mots...
I'm sure you'll have inspiration...

Here are the words :

- To EXPECT - To DRAW - a SHORTAGE - a WHISPER - FRIGHTFUL - CONFIDENT - PROVIDED - WHILE - EVER et un adjectif transformé en verbe.
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C'est parti pour une " très jolie phrase correcte et courte ! Go for it! Courage !
May THE FORCE be with all of us! ☀️ ☀️

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de icare29, postée le 10-06-2025 à 10:45:57 (S | E)
Hello here4u ...... Here is my sentence

To EXPECT - To DRAW - a SHORTAGE - a WHISPER - FRIGHTFUL - CONFIDENT - PROVIDED - WHILE - EVER et un adjectif transformé en verbe.
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" our company is in difficult situation " says the manager ....

I DRAW your attention ,WHILE we have to be CONFIDENT , we hear WHISPERS are going around that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL , we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN soon , PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests EVER...

37 words

Remark "I used the verbe to widen , which comes from the adjectif wide

Thanks for your correction.....

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Modifié par icare29 le 10-06-2025 11:49

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 10-06-2025 à 22:33:39 (S | E)
Hello Icare!

I know you were champing at the bit... for your sentence, icare, and sorry for being late posting...

" our company is in X difficult situation " says the manager ....[Il existe une expression courante pour dire : les affaires marchent mal : business is slack. ]

I DRAW your attention ,[ponctuation à revoir!] WHILE we have to be CONFIDENT , we hear WHISPERS are going around(are spreading?) that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL , we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN soon , PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests EVER.(je ne comprends pas trop ce que tu veux dire avec ton EVER final... Tu as une autre possibilité facile pour le placer ailleurs...)

37 words Icare!

Remark "I used the verbe to widen , which comes from the adjectif wide OK!

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de gerold, postée le 10-06-2025 à 23:32:56 (S | E)
Hello!

« Are teddies facing extinction? »

WHILE some FRIGHTFUL people DRAW erroneous conclusions from malicious WHISPERS, I reassure you, there's no reason to EXPECT a SHORTAGE of teddy bears, PROVIDED we remain CONFIDENT and ENLARGE our capacities as we EVER did!

About 36 words

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de gerold, postée le 10-06-2025 à 23:36:44 (S | E)
Hello!

« Are teddies facing extinction? »

WHILE some FRIGHTFUL people DRAW erroneous conclusions from malicious WHISPERS, I reassure you, there's no reason to EXPECT a SHORTAGE of teddy bears, PROVIDED we remain CONFIDENT and ENLARGE our capacities as we EVER did!

About 36 words
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Modifié par gerold le 10-06-2025 23:38

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de icare29, postée le 11-06-2025 à 12:04:06 (S | E)
Hello here4u Here is my sentence ..... my new proposal....

" our company is in difficult situation " says the manager ....

I DRAW your attention ,WHILE we have to be CONFIDENT , we hear WHISPERS are going around that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL , we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN soon , PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests EVER...

my new proposal

" our company is lack" says the manager...

I DRAW your attention; while we have to be CONFIDENT, we EVER hear WHISPERS are spreading that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL, we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN soon, PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests....

I have put a semicolon instead of a comma
2: We EVER hear whispers are spreading. The other possible places to place the adverb ever are adjacent to the required words.

thanks for your correction...

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 11-06-2025 à 15:01:06 (S | E)
Hello Icare,

Thanks for your efforts to improve your production! You did it very well.

" our company is Slack" the manager says...

I DRAW your attention; while we have to be CONFIDENT, we EVER hear WHISPERS are spreading that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL, we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN* soon, PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests....

I have put a semicolon instead of a comma
2: We EVER hear whispers are spreading. The other possible places to put the adverb « ever » are adjacent to the required words.:while we EVER have to be CONFIDENT would have been satisfactory too!
* I would have chosen another dimension... not the width, but the height: our cashflow will heighten... but you've choosen the width, and it's your right ! Well done, Icare.

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 11-06-2025 à 15:04:29 (S | E)
Hello Gerold!

Thanks a lot for your sentence.

« Are teddies facing extinction? »

WHILE some FRIGHTFUL people DRAW erroneous conclusions from malicious WHISPERS, I reassure you, there's no reason to EXPECT a SHORTAGE of teddy bears, PROVIDED we remain CONFIDENT and ENLARGE our capacities as we EVER did!

About 36 words This is perfect! relieved for the Teddies

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de magie8, postée le 19-06-2025 à 07:31:29 (S | E)
Hello
DECLINING TURNOVER
WHILE Josh was DRAWING, Vivian said in a WHISPER that they EXPECTED a FRIGHTFUL, worrying SHORTAGE of customers, nevertheless she remained CONFIDENT: Josh was EVER so HARD-WORKING! sales would increase, PROVIDED he created a revolutionary product. (37)

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 19-06-2025 à 17:12:57 (S | E)
Hello dear Magie,

Pas grand-chose à changer dans ta phrase, Magie, pour qu'elle réponde à toutes nos règles !

DECLINING TURNOVER
WHILE Josh was DRAWING, Vivian said in a WHISPER that they EXPECTED a FRIGHTFUL, worrying SHORTAGE of customers, nevertheless she remained CONFIDENT: Josh was EVER so HARD-WORKING! sales would increase, PROVIDED he created a revolutionary product. (37)

, simplement ce petit point d'exclamation qui indique que tu passes à une autre phrase !
Donc, il suffit de le supprimer et de le remplacer par un mot de liaison qui conviendra, pour n'avoir plus qu'une seule et unique phrase, comme demandé ! (et ta phrase aura quand même moins de 40 mots... )

de ton travail, Magie !

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 22-06-2025 à 15:43:15 (S | E)
Hello!

You still have a lot of time to create your best sentence!

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de magie8, postée le 23-06-2025 à 07:51:41 (S | E)
Hello Merci here4u voici ma correction

Pas grand-chose à changer dans ta phrase, Magie, pour qu'elle réponde à toutes nos règles !

DECLINING TURNOVER
WHILE Josh was DRAWING, Vivian said in a WHISPER that they EXPECTED a FRIGHTFUL, worrying SHORTAGE of customers, nevertheless she remained CONFIDENT: Josh was EVER so HARD-WORKING, that sales would increase, PROVIDED he created a revolutionary product. (38)

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 23-06-2025 à 13:40:00 (S | E)
Hello,

Je retirerais la virgule devant «that » !!!

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de magie8, postée le 24-06-2025 à 03:46:43 (S | E)
DECLINING TURNOVER HELLO dernière correction

WHILE Josh was DRAWING, Vivian said in a WHISPER that they EXPECTED a FRIGHTFUL, worrying SHORTAGE of customers, nevertheless she remained CONFIDENT: Josh was EVER so HARD-WORKING that sales would increase, PROVIDED he created a revolutionary product. (38)

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 29-06-2025 à 17:54:29 (S | E)
Hello dears,

Here are the correction recaps of your creations:

I)* " our company is in difficult situation " says the manager ....
I DRAW your attention ,WHILE we have to be CONFIDENT , we hear WHISPERS are going around that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL , we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN soon , PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests EVER... 37 words

Remark "I used the verbe to widen , which comes from the adjectif wide
Thanks for your correction....

I know you were champing at the bit... for your sentence.

" our company is in X difficult situation " says the manager ....[Il existe une expression courante pour dire : les affaires marchent mal : business is slack. ]
I DRAW your attention ,[ponctuation à revoir !] WHILE we have to be CONFIDENT , we hear WHISPERS are going around(are spreading?) that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL , we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN soon , PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests EVER.(je ne comprends pas trop ce que tu veux dire avec ton EVER final... Tu as une autre possibilité facile pour le placer ailleurs...) 37 words
Remark "I used the verbe to widen , which comes from the adjectif wide OK!

* my new proposal
" our company is lack" says the manager...
I DRAW your attention; while we have to be CONFIDENT, we EVER hear WHISPERS are spreading that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL, we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN soon, PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests...
I have put a semicolon instead of a comma

2: We EVER hear whispers are spreading. The other possible places to put the adverb ever are adjacent to the required words.
Thanks for your efforts to improve your production! You did it very well.

* " our company is Slack" the manager says...
I DRAW your attention; while we have to be CONFIDENT, we EVER hear WHISPERS are spreading that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL, we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN* soon, PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests...
I have put a semicolon instead of a comma
2: We EVER hear whispers are spreading. The other possible places to put the adverb « ever » are adjacent to the required words.:while we EVER have to be CONFIDENT would have been satisfactory too!
I would have chosen another dimension... not the width, but the height: our cashflow will heighten... but you've chosen the width, and it's your right! Well done!

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II)** «Are teddies facing extinction?»

WHILE some FRIGHTFUL people DRAW erroneous conclusions from malicious WHISPERS, I reassure you, there's no reason to EXPECT a SHORTAGE of teddy bears, PROVIDED we remain CONFIDENT and ENLARGE our capacities as we EVER did! About 36 words

This is perfect! Relieved for the teddies.

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III)* X DECLINING TURNOVER
WHILE Josh was DRAWING, Vivian said in a WHISPER that they EXPECTED a FRIGHTFUL, worrying SHORTAGE of customers, nevertheless she remained CONFIDENT: Josh was EVER so HARD-WORKING(! sales would increase, PROVIDED he created a revolutionary product. (37)

Pas grand-chose à changer dans ta phrase, Magie, pour qu'elle réponde à toutes nos règles, simplement ce petit point d'exclamation qui indique que tu passes à une autre phrase !
Donc, il suffit de le supprimer et de le remplacer par un mot de liaison qui conviendra, pour n'avoir plus qu'une seule et unique phrase, comme demandé ! (et ta phrase aura quand même moins de 40 mots... )

* A DECLINING TURNOVER
WHILE Josh was DRAWING, Vivian said in a WHISPER that they EXPECTED a FRIGHTFUL, worrying SHORTAGE of customers, nevertheless she remained CONFIDENT: Josh was EVER so HARD-WORKING, that sales would increase, PROVIDED he created a revolutionary product. (38)
Je retirerais la virgule devant «that » !!!

*DECLINING TURNOVER HELLO dernière correction

WHILE Josh was DRAWING, Vivian said in a WHISPER that they EXPECTED a FRIGHTFUL, worrying SHORTAGE of customers, nevertheless she remained CONFIDENT: Josh was EVER so HARD-WORKING that sales would increase, PROVIDED he created a revolutionary product. (38 words)

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Final sentences:

- "Our company is Slack" the manager says..."

I DRAW your attention; while we have to be CONFIDENT, we EVER hear WHISPERS are spreading that the liquidity SHORTAGE became FRIGHTFUL, we ARE EXPECTING our cash flow will WIDEN/ heighten soon, PROVIDED the bank accepts our requests... (37 words)

- «Are teddies facing extinction?»

WHILE some FRIGHTFUL people DRAW erroneous conclusions from malicious WHISPERS, I reassure you, there's no reason to EXPECT a SHORTAGE of teddy bears, PROVIDED we remain CONFIDENT and ENLARGE our capacities as we EVER did! (36 words)

- "DECLINING TURNOVER"

WHILE Josh was DRAWING, Vivian said in a WHISPER that they EXPECTED a FRIGHTFUL, worrying SHORTAGE of customers; nevertheless she remained CONFIDENT: Josh was EVER so HARD-WORKING that sales would increase, PROVIDED he created a revolutionary product. (38 words)

et pour vos très bonnes phrases, très variées, et les belles corrections.

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de mad14, postée le 30-06-2025 à 12:30:10 (S | E)
Hello Here4U, voivi ma recherche.

People expected the worst following WHISPERS about a corn's SHORTAGE, they should be DRAWING their belt tigher, I remained CONFIDENT regarding this FRIGHTFUL announcement, WHILE most people were stockpilling flour in their FULLIED-cupboards PROVIDED always that they find it EVER tomorrow. (41 words)

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 07-07-2025 à 19:18:30 (S | E)
Hello dears,

People expected the worst following WHISPERS about a corn's (1)SHORTAGE, they should be DRAWING their belt tigher(2), I remained CONFIDENT regarding this FRIGHTFUL announcement, WHILE most people were stockpilling flour in their FULLIED-cupboards PROVIDED always that they find it EVER tomorrow. (41 words)

(1) Faire un nom composé et non un cas possessif.

(2) se serrer la ceinture: to tighten your belt.
... pas certaine de comprendre la fin.
Je crois que tu peux améliorer ce rendu. Courage !

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de mad14, postée le 10-07-2025 à 19:52:00 (S | E)
Merci Here4U d'avoir corrigé ma phrase postée tardivement - je vous propose en révision/

People expected the worst following WHISPERS about a corn SHORTAGE, I remained CONFIDENT regarding this FRIGHTFUL announcement, WHILE most people were stockpilling flour in their FULLIED-cupboards PROVIDED that the stores aren't empty ever, otherwise people should DRAW a meal to an end.(43words)

Réponse : Playing and Working with words/ 68 de here4u, postée le 10-07-2025 à 22:37:19 (S | E)
Hello Mad!

You weren't late at all, posting your sentence! On the contrary, we haven't reached mid-course yet! For this exercise, the deadline is the end of July!

People expected the worst following WHISPERS about a corn SHORTAGE, I remained CONFIDENT regarding this FRIGHTFUL announcement, WHILE most people were stockpilling flour in their FULLIED*-cupboards PROVIDED that the stores aren't empty ever, otherwise people should DRAW a meal to an end.(43words)

* 'full' is the adjective; the verb is 'to fill'.

Pour la toute fin de la phrase, je ne suis pas certaine de comprendre 'draw meal to an end' mais j'ai trouvé 'draw a meal to a close': tirer à sa fin.
L'ensemble est bien mieux ! Bravo !

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