I need help with a sentence
When we speak spontaneously sometimes we not respect the grammar. I think than this happen in all the languages.
In the following sentence I'm not sure if not respect the grammar because speaks spontaneously. Or if there is something of English than I lack learn and then I not understand good.
I have two doubts.
1) I listened this brief audio (9 seconds)
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0c8VGNHKb9h
Speaks about autism. Says approx: «And suddenly instead of playing with toys and blocks that he used to play with, he would suddenly just start to do these repetitive mo-movements.»
Should say in this way? (I add the word: *he)
«And suddenly instead of playing with toys and blocks that he used to play with *he, he would suddenly just start to do these repetitive mo-movements.»
Or would can say the same w/o the word «with»:
«And suddenly instead of playing with toys and blocks that he used to play *, he would suddenly just start to do these repetitive mo-movements.»
Am I wrong?
2) The same sentence in the video at 2:13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeJUK-rXcyQ
The move of the mouth I think that says «move movements» but I'm not sure.
Says: «repetitive mo-movements» or: «repetitive move movements»?
Is a redundancy? (because speaks spontaneously) Or there is something that I not understand because I lack learn?
Thanks so much for your help!
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vicaroo
The sentence on vocaroo is perfectly correct.
You suggested the addition of an additional “he”. The second “he” would serve no purpose, and would be incorrect.
You also suggested deleting the preposition “with”. That would be incorrect. It would sound wrong and unnatural, just as if you deleted the second “con” from the following phrase: “En vez de jugar con los juguetes y cubos *con* los cuales jugaba.....”
youtube
The speaker does not say “move movements”. He begins to say the word “movements”, but stumbles over the word (se le trabó la lengua con la palabra), so he starts again and says the complete word.
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