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Taka Posted 15 years ago
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Back through time

It's not difficult to imagine the existence of our parents's parents, of their parents, and so on back through time.

About 'back through time', is it a modifier of 'imagine'? Or is it something else?
  

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Taka About 'back through time', is it a modifier of 'imagine'? Or is it something else? It could have been written without "back through time" and still carry the same meaning.

— Makka2802

  • Taka About 'back through time', is it a modifier of 'imagine'?
  • Or is it something else?
  • It could have been written without "back through time" and still carry the same meaning.
  • Why did the writer add "back through time" you might ask, well it does sound nicer with it.
  • Effectively "back through time" is signalling that each preceeding parent is futher in the past.
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TakaAbout 'back through time', is it a modifier of 'imagine'? Or is it something else?
It could have been written without "back through time" and still carry the same meaning. Why did the writer add "back through time" you might ask, well it does sound nicer with it. Effectively "back through time" is signalling that each preceeding parent is futher in the pas
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A complement of 'and so on'??
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