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Comment by jameshart

One ordering German (allegedly) has, which I was taught, but assume native speakers are largely unaware they follow (if they do), is 'time/manner/place' in adverbial phrases. The idea is that it is more correct in German to say that you are going tomorrow (time) by bus (manner) to the airport (place), than to say that you are going by bus to the airport tomorrow, or to the airport tomorrow by bus. English cares a lot less about this ordering, but apparently in German we must morgen mit dem Bus zum Flughafen gehen, and it would be incorrect to instead go zum Flughafen mit dem Bus morgen.
parent jameshart 12 years ago

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