Il y en avait surtout une qu’il aimait beaucoup et qui commençait comme ça : « Il y avait une fois un marinier, qui avait un chaland si joli, si joli, que toutes les dames et les demoiselles venaient à l’écluse pour le voir passer.
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There was one especially that he enjoyed very much and which began like this: "Once upon a time, there was a sailor, who had such a pretty barge, so pretty that all the ladies and young girls came to the lock to see it pass".
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There was especially one that he enjoyed very much and which began like this: "Once upon a time, there was a sailor, who had such a pretty barge, so pretty that all the ladies and young girls came to the lock to see it pass".
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marina 20707
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Thanks Wendy.
by marina 1 week, 1 day agoJuste une petite précision, Marina.
by Merlin57 1 week, 1 day agoThere was one especially that he enjoyed very much . . .
Your expression was not incorrect, but the emphasis in this context is more on 'one', which is why it would naturally tend to come first.