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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Are they correct?

I might be able to take a day off in late May.
I might be able to take a day off towards the end of May.
I might be able to take a day off from the mid of May through the end of May.

There are many appearances of North Korea in the moive.
The machine problem is very convoluted. I don't think I can solve it.

The electrical drawing is very convoluted.
The electrical drawing is very intricat.

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I might be able to take a day off in late May. OK I might be able to take a day off towards the end of May. OK I might be able to take a day off from the mid of May through the end of May.

— CalifJim

  • I might be able to take a day off in late May.
  • OK I might be able to take a day off towards the end of May.
  • OK I might be able to take a day off from the mid of May through the end of May.
  • NO between the middle of May and the end of May.
  • There are many appearances of North Korea in the movie .
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I might be able to take a day off in late May. OK
I might be able to take a day off towards the end of May. OK
I might be able to take a day off from the mid of May through the end of May. NO
between the middle of May and the end of May.
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Thank you for your reply. For machine problem, it is a techincal issue occured on machine. Can 'convoluted ' be used for a technical issue?
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messier42Can 'convoluted ' be used for a technical issue?
No. 'convoluted' implies difficult to follow (mentally)

convoluted logic
convoluted reasoning
a convoluted explanation
a convoluted set of instructions

CJ
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