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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
By working through obstacles
By working through obstacles, we search for a new idea or a new answer, and for increased understanding of the problem.
Hi,
The above sounds lame to me, and I'd like to revise it as the following. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
We work through/deal with/handle obstacles by understanding more of the problem and searching for a new idea or a new answer.
Hi,
The above sounds lame to me, and I'd like to revise it as the following. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
We work through/deal with/handle obstacles by understanding more of the problem and searching for a new idea or a new answer.
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No. Again, the original is the better-- and you have reversed the meaning. The meaning is that confronting obstacles helps us solve problems .
- No.
- Again, the original is the better-- and you have reversed the meaning.
- The meaning is that confronting obstacles helps us solve problems .
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No. Again, the original is the better-- and you have reversed the meaning. The meaning is that confronting obstacles helps us solve problems.
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No. Again, the original is the better-- and you have reversed the meaning. The meaning is that confronting obstacles helps us solve problems.
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Thanks, Mister.
To make sure, does "working through" in the base sentence mean "confronting?"
And there is "we search" omitted in the bolded part, right?
By working through (=confronting) obstacles, we search for a new idea or a new answer, and (we search) for increased understanding of the problem.
To make sure, does "working through" in the base sentence mean "confronting?"
And there is "we search" omitted in the bolded part, right?
By working through (=confronting) obstacles, we search for a new idea or a new answer, and (we search) for increased understanding of the problem.
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confronted is correct in the context, taking into account this definition:
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work
to make way slowly and with difficulty : move or progress laboriously or with sustained effort<worked up from office boy to president>
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work
to make way slowly and with difficulty : move or progress laboriously or with sustained effort<worked up from office boy to president>
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