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Listenever Posted 10 years ago
At 0:43, Louisa (the female character) says:
So it'd be really nice if you didn't try and make my life as miserable as you apparently make everyone else's.
Here, does this mean the comparison between (1) your making my life miserable and (2) your apparently making everyone else's life miserable?
Or does this mean something like "Don't make my life as miserable (as yours) because you apparently make everyone else's life miserable." (In this interpretation, the second 'as' means 'because')
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At 0:43, Louisa (the female character) says:
So it'd be really nice if you didn't try and make my life as miserable as you apparently make everyone else's.
Here, does this mean the comparison between (1) your making my life miserable and (2) your apparently making everyone else's life miserable?
Or does this mean something like "Don't make my life as miserable (as yours) because you apparently make everyone else's life miserable." (In this interpretation, the second 'as' means 'because')
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listenever Here, does this mean the comparison between (1) your making my life miserable and (2) your apparently making everyone else's life miserable? Yes. Not your second interpretation.
- listenever Here, does this mean the comparison between (1) your making my life miserable and (2) your apparently making everyone else's life miserable?
- Yes.
- Not your second interpretation.
- It seems that you make everyone's life miserable to a certain degree.
- Don't make my life miserable to the same or greater degree.
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listeneverHere, does this mean the comparison between (1) your making my life miserable and (2) your apparently making everyone else's life miserable?Yes. Not your second interpretation.
It seems that you make everyone's life miserable to a certain degree.
Don't make my life miserable to the same or greater degree.
CJ
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Thanks, CJ.
Could you tell me why you think it's not the second interpretation?
Because the first makes more sense?
Or because is the second one impossible under any circumstances?
Could you tell me why you think it's not the second interpretation?
Because the first makes more sense?
Or because is the second one impossible under any circumstances?
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listeneverCould you tell me why you think it's not the second interpretation?as occurs twice. Leave out the first as and you have a better argument for the second interpretation.
CJ
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