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savvinka

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Dear, friends,

could you please to find a minute to correct the dialogue?!

Johnsey: Excuse me, all the tables are taken. Do you mind, if I sit here?

Sue: Of course, not. I am by myself, I�d love company. Please, join me, take a sit.

Johnsey: Thank you. My name is Johnsey.

Sue: Hello, Johnsey, I�m Susan, friends call me Sue.

Johnsey: This place is overcrowded. Do you often eat here? Is it always like that here?

Sue: Yes, people like their cooking. I have lunch here almost every day, it�s the cheapest

cafe around in Greenwich Village. I haven�t met you before .

Johnsey: I am for the first time here, I have just come from California. It�s so very different

from home.

Sue: I have never been to California. What part of it are you from?

Johnsey: I�m from a small town near San Francisco, Have you ever been to San Francisco?

Sue: Never. I�d love to. Why did you come to New York.

Johnsey: To work and study. I�m an artist. Or at least I�d like to be. I want to find a job in a

magazine. To illustrate articles or something like that.

Sue: Oh, wonderful!I can�t believe it. I�m an artist too. Do you live nearby?

Johnsey: Not yet.I have just arrived and want to find a studio.

The district attracts me by its low rents.

Sue. Oh, listen, we may rent a joint studio for two. I have been staying in New York

only for a month. What do you think?

Johnsey: I think, that�s a good idea.

I appreciate yr help very much.

Olga

17 Jul 2013

Apodo

My suggestion:

Johnsey: Excuse me, all the tables are taken. Do you mind if I sit here?

Sue: No. Of course not. I �m by myself, I�d love company. Please, join me. Take a seat.

Johnsey: Thank you. My name is Johnsey.

Sue: Hello, Johnsey, I�m Susan, my friends call me Sue.

Johnsey: This place is overcrowded. Do you often eat here? Is it always like this?

Sue: Yes, people like their cooking. I have lunch here almost every day, it�s the cheapest

cafe around in Greenwich Village. I haven�t seen you here before .

Johnsey: I �m here for the first time. I �ve just come from California. It�s so very different here.

Sue: What part are you from?

Johnsey: I�m from a small town near San Francisco. Have you ever been to San Francisco?

Sue: No. I�ve never been to California. I�d love to go though. Why did you come to New York?

Johnsey: To work and study. I�m an artist. Or at least I�d like to be. I want to find a job with a

magazine, to illustrate articles or something like that.

Sue: Oh, wonderful! I can�t believe it. I�m an artist too. Do you live nearby?

Johnsey: No, not yet. I �ve been looking for a studio and this district seems to have low rents.

Sue. LIsten. Maybe we could rent a joint studio for two.I �ve only been in New York for a month and I �m looking for somewhere to live too. What do you think?

Johnsey: I think, that�s a good idea.

17 Jul 2013

savvinka

Thank you, very much, Apodo, for your corrections!

17 Jul 2013

cunliffe

Just two more little things: I �d say packed rather than overcrowded. And illustrating rather than to illustrate.

But I �m often accused of over correcting...

17 Jul 2013

MoodyMoody

I actually prefer "to illustrate" in this instance. It parallels "to find a job" nicely. "Packed" is more colloquial than overcrowded, but either is okay by me. Just as an aside, "low rent" in Greenwich Village for a studio (one room plus bath) apartment would be about $2,000 a month! Anywhere in Manhattan is expensive! (Although the San Franciscan wouldn �t be too shocked; prices are through the roof there also.)

17 Jul 2013

savvinka

Moody Moody

Sue and Johnsy used to live in Grinwich Village at the beginning of the previous century in O �Henry �s story "The Last Leaf", so the rent was consirerably lower rather than today. :)))

Olga

18 Jul 2013