Crossing the Sahara in the Fourteenth Century

Re:Crossing the Sahara in the Fourteenth Century by namdnay on Thursday November 15, 2018 @09:50AM (#18459609)

I immediately got the impression that this was written by a non-native speaker. Looking at the guy's name and re-reading the text, it is clear that they are French

EDIT: "For if they are not your guides and your guards, they will rob you."

I'm guessing that this weird sentence comes from "car si ils ne sont pas vos guides et gardes, ils vous deroberont"- which is quite natural in french

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Re:Crossing the Sahara in the Fourteenth Century by benbreen on Thursday November 15, 2018 @10:47AM (#18460152)

It's a translated excerpt from a book written in French: "Excerpted from The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages by François-Xavier Fauvelle, translated by Troy Tice, and illustrated by Roland Sárkány. Originally titled Le rhinocéros d’or."

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Re:Crossing the Sahara in the Fourteenth Century by Haghn on Thursday November 15, 2018 @09:57AM (#18459674)

Makes sense, since as a native French speaker I had no difficulties reading this article.

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Re:Crossing the Sahara in the Fourteenth Century by phillc73 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @10:08AM (#18459783)

The only thing which I find slightly odd with that sentence is beginning it with a conjunction. Removing this could improve the sentence. Otherwise, I think it's perfectly fine.

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Re:Crossing the Sahara in the Fourteenth Century by pier25 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @10:42AM (#18460090)

Yeah me too.

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