L’annuncio rinviato

We were about to announce the results of the photography competition when one of the judges noticed a mistake in the entry list. Two pictures had been recorded under the same number, although they belonged to different participants. The exhibition was due to open that evening, and delaying the announcement would disappoint people who had travelled a long way. Nevertheless, publishing an uncertain result seemed less fair than asking everyone to wait. We explained the problem without naming either photographer and offered to send an update as soon as the records had been checked. The correction took an hour, rather than the whole afternoon we had feared. By then, most visitors had begun looking at the pictures for themselves. Several said they appreciated being told what had gone wrong, even if the delay had changed their plans.

1. one of the judge → one of the judges

   «one of the judges»: Il riferimento è plurale; mantieni la desinenza -s del nome in questo passo.

2. had been record → had been recorded

   «had been recorded»: In questa passiva, been è seguito dal participio in -ed, non dalla forma base.

3. they belong → they belonged

   «they belonged»: L’azione appartiene al racconto passato; mantieni -ed senza spostarla al presente.

4. less fare than → less fair than

   «less fair than»: Fair significa equo in questo confronto; fare indica la tariffa del trasporto.

5. as soon has → as soon as

   «as soon as»: As forma l’espressione temporale as soon as; has sarebbe una forma di have.

6. for them selves → for themselves

   «for themselves»: Themselves è il pronome riflessivo plurale e si scrive in una sola parola.

Confronta separatamente parole ascoltate e ortografia. Non c’è un voto automatico. Si accetta una punteggiatura normativa diversa che conservi relazioni e senso; cambiare una virgola non implica una parola ascoltata male. Controlla poi maiuscole e segni diacritici con il modello.

Mantieni parole, ordine, articoli, preposizioni e desinenze. Non sostituire con sinonimi né sciogliere contrazioni. Le sei note sono esempi di revisione: confronta il testo intero, non soltanto quei sei punti. Sono incluse trascrizioni complete alternative in variantes_aceptadas: sono varianti scritte dello stesso messaggio, non sinonimi.

Apostrofi diritti e curvi sono equivalenti; conserva contrazioni e possessivi.

• We were about to announce the results of the photography competition when one of the judges noticed a mistake in the entry list. Two pictures had been recorded under the same number, although they belonged to different participants. The exhibition was due to open that evening, and delaying the announcement would disappoint people who had traveled a long way. Nevertheless, publishing an uncertain result seemed less fair than asking everyone to wait. We explained the problem without naming either photographer and offered to send an update as soon as the records had been checked. The correction took an hour, rather than the whole afternoon we had feared. By then, most visitors had begun looking at the pictures for themselves. Several said they appreciated being told what had gone wrong, even if the delay had changed their plans.