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Taka Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
correction needed
Please correct the composition below so it sounds natural.
Admitting honestly that you don't know simply means that you shouldn't go ahead without thinking about what you really don't understand.
If it sounds natural as itself, then that's fine.
Admitting honestly that you don't know simply means that you shouldn't go ahead without thinking about what you really don't understand.
If it sounds natural as itself, then that's fine.
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I would omit honestly , since if one falsely "admits" something, he or she is pretending, not admitting it.
- I would omit honestly , since if one falsely "admits" something, he or she is pretending, not admitting it.
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I would omit honestly, since if one falsely "admits" something, he or she is pretending, not admitting it.
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Hi Taka,
Admitting honestly that you don't know simply means that you shouldn't go ahead without thinking about what you really don't understand.
It consists of a lot of busy thoughts piled into one sentence. It's a bit hard to understand on one reading because of the three negatives. As previously noted, 'admitting honestly' seems a bit redund
Admitting honestly that you don't know simply means that you shouldn't go ahead without thinking about what you really don't understand.
It consists of a lot of busy thoughts piled into one sentence. It's a bit hard to understand on one reading because of the three negatives. As previously noted, 'admitting honestly' seems a bit redund
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Hello Taka
It's an interesting construction, but a little opaque. And I'm not sure how "admitting something" can mean that you "shouldn't do something else".
Is the intended sense: "it's better to admit your ignorance, than to rush into something you don't understand"?
MrP
It's an interesting construction, but a little opaque. And I'm not sure how "admitting something" can mean that you "shouldn't do something else".
Is the intended sense: "it's better to admit your ignorance, than to rush into something you don't understand"?
MrP
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MrPedanticIs the intended sense: "it's better to admit your ignorance, than to rush into something you don't understand"?
Yes. That is the intended sense. I just tried to translate faithfully the sentence originally written in Japanese so my students understand the conversion.
If I didn't have to worry about my students, I would translate
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