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Jannik Klein Posted 11 years ago
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Hey guys,

is it possible to say: "We won't back down to call in peace" meaning that we won't give up to call in peace?

Thanks in advance
  

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Hello, Jannik—and welcome to English Forums. Jannik Klein is it possible to say: "We won't back down to call in peace" meaning that we won't give up to call in peace? I suppose you could say that, but I would be very confused as to what you wanted to express—with either of the phrases you have posted.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello, Jannik—and welcome to English Forums.
  • Jannik Klein is it possible to say: "We won't back down to call in peace" meaning that we won't give up to call in peace?
  • I suppose you could say that, but I would be very confused as to what you wanted to express—with either of the phrases you have posted.
  • — We will never stop asking for peace.
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Hello, Jannik—and welcome to English Forums.
Jannik Kleinis it possible to say: "We won't back down to call in peace" meaning that we won't give up to call in peace?
I suppose you could say that, but I would be very confused as to what you wanted to express—with either of the phrases you have posted. Is something like this what you mean?—

We will nev
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Neither "We won't back down to call in peace" nor "We won't give up to call in peace" makes proper sense. I am not very sure what you are trying to say. What is the situation? What do you mean by "call in peace"?
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Hello Mister Micawber,

thank you very much for the answer! Yes I mean something like that but rather "We will never stop demanding peace". The meaning is that we will never back down to demand peace.
So, is it too confusing to say "We won't back down to call in peace"?
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I thought "call in peace" means the same as "demand peace". Would a sentence like "We won't back down to call for peace" make sense?
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Jannik KleinSo, is it too confusing to say "We won't back down to call in peace"?
It is ungrammatical as well as confusing.
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Jannik KleinWould a sentence like "We won't back down to call for peace" make sense?
You cannot say "back down to ..." in this sense. This might be OK:

We won't back down in our calls for peace.
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Ah okay thanks, that sounds logical. But would "We won't back down and call for peace" be okay?
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Jannik KleinAh okay thanks, that sounds logical. But would "We won't back down and call for peace" be okay?
This means the opposite. It means that your position is not to call for peace, and that calling for peace would be backing down.
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Now that you mentioned it, it could be misunderstood in that way. Adding the context, the phrase is: "We won't give in as long as we're strong enough to speak. We won't back down (short pause) and call for peace"
Is the message/meaning of the phrase understandable, now? ...by the way: it should still mean that we demand peace. Or is it still confusing?
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Jannik KleinNow that you mentioned it, it could be misunderstood in that way. Adding the context, the phrase is: "We won't give in as long as we're strong enough to speak. We won't back down (short pause) and call for peace"Is the message/meaning of the phrase understandable, now? ...by the way: it should still mean that we demand peace. Or is it still confusing?
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