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I'm studying the WWII. They talk about U-boats. I understand that they are the German submarines, but I'd like to know why these submarines were called so.
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De Wikipedia: "U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot [ˈuːboːt], itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot (undersea boat)".
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I do not presume to criticize, only try to offer help -
Last edited by Sancho Panther; March 13, 2011 at 11:50 AM. |
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Bueno, también mejor quitar el artículo antes de "German submarines". Pero debe ser "so called" así - "so-called" siempre modifica algo (un sustantivo o un adjetivo).
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You can also say, "... to know why these submarines were called that." At least, this is a possible AmE phrase. We use 'so-called' to modify a noun or an adjective, as pjt33 pointed out. Hearing a phrase ending in 'called so' would be a very rare occurrence in AmE.
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You can also say "I don't know why they were named as such". Ninguno se debe ofender aquí, todos estamos aquí para aprender
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No me ofendo, claro. Aunque veo que lo que he escrito ha dado más jugo que la pregunta en sí.
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I can't understand.
Are they speaking about boats like a ships parked in the beach? What is exactly the term of the boat word? Sincerely yours.
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Son submarinos, Crotalito.
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