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[pizza-bolognese]

Hello & good morning dear teachers, I'd like to know if my use of space for is correct here.

Jane the crazy Indonesian woman has already eaten two frogs and a pizza but she thinks that there is still enough space for half a tower of beer in her tummy and I should drink the other half.

 

[probus]

In that context space isn't wrong but room would be more natural.

What did you mean by "eaten two frogs"? As far as I know only the legs of frogs are eaten, not the whole animal.

 

[tedmc]

Frog meat is widely eaten in Asian countries.

 

[teechar]

To the OP: is your profile information correct?

 

[Rover_KE]

Frog meat is widely eaten in Asian countries.

Not only the legs?

 

[Rover_KE]

To the OP: is your profile information correct?

@pizza-bolognese, please respond to this question.

 

[pizza-bolognese]

Correct.

 

[pizza-bolognese]

Here is another sentence with space for in it:
The Indonesian women have gotten on Roger's nerves. There is no more space for understanding on his mind, that's why he is going to take their karaoke machine away from them tonight.

 

[probus]

There is no more space for understanding on his mind

That is so unnatural it is incomprehensible. It would be barely understandable if you replaced on with in.

Also you have used a comna splice. You need a full stop (a period) between mind and that's.

 

[probus]

To the OP: is your profile information correct?

In another thread two or three years ago we learned that there is a community somewhere in the Philippines whose native language is German.

 

[pizza-bolognese]

OK boss, so should I say it like this?
There is no longer space for patience or understanding in his mind. Their constant karaoke singing has gotten on his nerves too much.


(Mod's note; Please don't address fellow members as 'boss'.)

 

[probus]

This latest version sounds okay to my ear.

 

[Tarheel]

I would say he has run out of patience. Or that he has no more patience.