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HSS Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Burn Rate
The following is excerpted from what I'm reading. Is it common to say, "a rate cremates something"? I figured the sentence below means the victims had been cremated because of the extreme burn rate of the aviation fuel, but I feel a bit out of it with the sentence.
The only identifiable remains were those of a man oddly leaning against a boulder a couple of feet from the separated tail section. He must have survived the crash and crawled from the fire, only to die of his injuries. Little inside the cabin area was recognizable. The only possible conclusion was that the extreme burn rate of the aviation fuel had cremated the victims. Just sifting through the debris caused metal parts to crumble to dust.
Hiro/ Sendai, Japan
The only identifiable remains were those of a man oddly leaning against a boulder a couple of feet from the separated tail section. He must have survived the crash and crawled from the fire, only to die of his injuries. Little inside the cabin area was recognizable. The only possible conclusion was that the extreme burn rate of the aviation fuel had cremated the victims. Just sifting through the debris caused metal parts to crumble to dust.
Hiro/ Sendai, Japan
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Hi, Well, you're right, really. But it's not unusual to speak in ths kind of 'compressed' manner. The meaning is pretty clear, isn't it?
- Hi, Well, you're right, really.
- But it's not unusual to speak in ths kind of 'compressed' manner.
- The meaning is pretty clear, isn't it?
- English speakers don't always speak in an absolutely logical and precise manner.
- Do Japanese speakers?
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Hi,
Well, you're right, really. But it's not unusual to speak in ths kind of 'compressed' manner. The meaning is pretty clear, isn't it?
English speakers don't always speak in an absolutely logical and precise manner. Do Japanese speakers?
Best wishes, Clive
Well, you're right, really. But it's not unusual to speak in ths kind of 'compressed' manner. The meaning is pretty clear, isn't it?
English speakers don't always speak in an absolutely logical and precise manner. Do Japanese speakers?
Best wishes, Clive
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I guess English speakers do speak in a more logical way, Clive. The Japanese language uses more illogical ambiguity; oftentimes you find the subject and the verb do not match if you look at/listen to them meticulously.
I thought my comprehension was not sufficient for the sentence, but now I can move on. Thanks, Clive.
Hiro/ Sendai, Japan
I thought my comprehension was not sufficient for the sentence, but now I can move on. Thanks, Clive.
Hiro/ Sendai, Japan
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