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06-22-2011, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
If eating donuts were a rare and happy occurrence for me on par with visiting an out-of-town place, yes (but I'd probably say "went" instead of "drove" in that case, since driving ain't fun, but going is!

But if I eat donuts all the time, it would be kinda weird to place visiting a cool city on par with eating a normal breakfast food.
Not sure if we are communicating well but you are the one that knows what sounds natural in English.

In Japanese, however, you would only sound very strange if you said:
「先週、朝ご飯を食べて、ロンドンに行きました。」

My ears simply refuse to take the combination of 「先週」 and 「朝ご飯を食べた」. I would have found no issue had OP opted to use a specific day like 「先週の土曜日」. You may confirm this with any Japanese-speaker that you trust.


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