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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Anything
The failure to do anything about anything.
Does the above sentence make sense and if so, do the pronoun used here, i.e. "anything", have two different meanings?
PS: my non-native interpretation is that the object-of-the-verb "anything" has a sort of 'narrow' (more particular) meaning whereas the object-of-the-preposition "anything" 'wider' (more general) one.
Does the above sentence make sense and if so, do the pronoun used here, i.e. "anything", have two different meanings?
PS: my non-native interpretation is that the object-of-the-verb "anything" has a sort of 'narrow' (more particular) meaning whereas the object-of-the-preposition "anything" 'wider' (more general) one.
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That's not a complete sentence. You need a main verb. eg The failure to do anything about anything was a symptom of his illness .
- That's not a complete sentence.
- You need a main verb.
- eg The failure to do anything about anything was a symptom of his illness .
- I don't feel the same distinction as you do.
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That's not a complete sentence. You need a main verb.
eg The failure to do anything about anything was a symptom of his illness.
I don't feel the same distinction as you do.
eg The failure to do anything about anything was a symptom of his illness.
I don't feel the same distinction as you do.
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Anonymousthe failure to do anything about anything~ the failure to take any steps to solve any problematic situation
CJ
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CliveThat's not a complete sentence. You need a main verb.eg The failure to do anything about anything was a symptom of his illness.I don't feel the same distinction as you do.Thank you for the reply. Indeed, it's not a sentence.
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CalifJim~ the failure to take any steps to solve any problematic situationCJThank you for the reply.
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