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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Could you help me?

Could you tell me which one of the following answers sounds most natural?
Thank you.

Q: What determines success?

A1: (It is) The way to get your ideas to spread.
A2: (It is) The method to get your ideas to spread.
A3: (It is) How to get your ideas to spread.
  

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lucas21cmost natural
A3. How.

CJ
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Hi,

Those all sound odd.

In terms of better grammar, you could say
eg It's getting your ideas spread.
eg It's spreading your ideas.

But in terms of meaning
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What I'd like to say here is "Faster you get your ideas to spread, sooner you will win." However, I hoped to make my answer as simple as possible.
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How about "It depends on whether you can get your ideas to spread." or "It depends on how quickly you can get your ideas to spread?" (I know both of them have different meaning from each other, but I think each of them can also be answer of the question.)
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Hi,

Nether of those sounds good to me as a definition of success.

Maybe you should specify what kind of success you are talking about?

Clive
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I would say "It's the way to spread your ideas."
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Hi,

Let's not forget that the original question was
Q: What determines success?

That doesn't seem to me like a very suitable answer to this question.

Clive
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CliveHi,Let's not forget that the original question was Q: What determines success?That doesn't seem to me like a very suitable answer to this question.Clive
You're right. I didn't pay attention to that question.
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Hi, Clive. Thank you for your comments. By the way, could you tell me why you think it sounds awkward to you because of a definition of success? As I said in the first reply, what I want to say is "Faster you get your ideas to spread, sooner you will win." So, I used the word, "success", in my question. So to speak, it means "You can win" or "You will be much more competitive if you can get your i
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I think when people speak of "success", the majority will agree that includes wealth, power and fame", not necessarily in that order. That being said, the suggested meaning of "success" is an "assumed success", if you will, based on your statement ( "Faster you get your ideas to spread, sooner you will win.( that's called marketing)
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