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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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At the time
"Music was unusual in unifying the youth cultures of East and West at the time the era’s Euro hits make an undeniably apt accompaniment."
I read the above sentence like this: "Music was unusual in unifying the youth cultures of East and West [when/as] the era’s Euro hits make an undeniably apt accompaniment."
Is my understanding correct?
I read the above sentence like this: "Music was unusual in unifying the youth cultures of East and West [when/as] the era’s Euro hits make an undeniably apt accompaniment."
Is my understanding correct?
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I can't see how the sentence makes proper sense. Something seems to have gone wrong with it.
- I can't see how the sentence makes proper sense.
- Something seems to have gone wrong with it.
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I can't see how the sentence makes proper sense. Something seems to have gone wrong with it.
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GPYI can't see how the sentence makes proper sense.I see. Thank you for the reply.
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Hi
The second clause seems to have a 'narrative / reportage' present tense which is slightly jarring, but I can understand:
- Music was unusual in unifying the youth cultures of East and West as Euro hits make an undeniably apt accompaniment
The assertion, I guess, is that popular German music is quite individualistic before 1989 and again, as they move into the 21st cen
The second clause seems to have a 'narrative / reportage' present tense which is slightly jarring, but I can understand:
- Music was unusual in unifying the youth cultures of East and West as Euro hits make an undeniably apt accompaniment
The assertion, I guess, is that popular German music is quite individualistic before 1989 and again, as they move into the 21st cen
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