Can I use both ... as well as? Me and my colleague translated two similar texts from Czech into English. We have two different opinions on the following: 1) František Pospíšil (1885–1958), a noted ethnologist from Brno, was one of the scholars whose research aims and interpretations of the topics which he studied were determined both by his individual interests as well as by social context. 2) The paper demonstrates how the research direction and the interpretation of researched topics can be determined by both individual interests and social context. František Pospíšil (1885–1958), a noted ethnologist from Brno, ........ I am not sure about using both .... as well as. Can you give me an advice? Thank you , Zdenka

Can I have two negatives in a sentence? Hi, can somebody confirm, if I can write in English : "Not that I have never been to the festival before, this is not at all the case. I became an employee...." when I would like to say that I have been many times to the festival so far.. Thank you for your help. Zdenka

Can you correct the published text, please? I have translated the below text to be published on the poster inviting for an exhibition. IS this correct, please. Thank you. This exhibition explains earth as an important building material used in the country in Moravia. The main stress is put on traditional techniques used to build walls of mud buildings. This extinct tradition is represented mostly by disappearing building on the ground. The exhibition unveils a little the easy yet effective building techniques of the bygone generations and bears and important witness to their life.

Earth architecture .- is the text correct? I am translating a poster for an earth architecture exhibition. Can you correct the text published on the poster,please? Thank you. This exhibition explains earth (or mud?) as an important building material used in the country in Moravia. The main stress is put on traditional techniques used to build walls of mud buildings. This extinct tradition is represented mostly by disappearing building on the ground. The exhibition unveils a little the easy yet effective building techniques of the bygone generations and bears and important witness to their life.

Can somebody check my translation? Dear Friends, I am not very sure about the translation of the text below. Can somebody correct it please? Thank you, Zdenka For me personally, like for many folklore friends of mine and for the most musicians, singers and dancers, the “Strážnice Feast” – as the International Festival Strážnice is also titled – is a synonym for festive days, which repeat every year. It is the occasion to meet friends who are on the same wavelength, who look forward to what they can see and hear at the Festival and expect by what some programmes can enrich their knowledge about our folk traditions as well as those of other ethnic groups. They are mostly people who are active and have passion for different activities in a variety of cultural genres. For this reason, they are able to appreciate the performance of others and to create an unrepeatable atmosphere at the Festival auditoriums.

Fur coat with an uneven hem I am translating a text about different types of fur coats and other folk dress. Could you please confrim if the sentences below could be written as they are? Thank you very much He gave the figures on the frescoes at the chateau in Český Krumlov a character of masks wearing costumes with a certain level of stylization. However, based on the picture, it is not clear at all why this type of fur coat should be termed as fur coat with an uneven hem because it does not show any features like this and moreover, it is by no means similar to the garment from the other region