ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Anne of Green Gables 1.24 · 1.24

Dieciséis de ellas

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she had knitted sixteen of them,

ella había tejido dieciséis de ellas,

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sheshíiellahadʰhadhabíaknittedNÍ-tedtejidosixteensiks-TÍINdieciséisof·vdethemdhemellas,

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El número exacto, dicho con reverencia por el pueblo.

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«Sixteen» — el acento cae al final: «siks-TÍIN», que lo distingue de «SIKS-tin» (sixty, sesenta). Ese salto de acento cambia el número entero, y es una de las trampas clásicas del inglés para el oído hispano.

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