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Jackson6612 Posted 17 years ago
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Difficult question for any man to answer
Please correct the given text, including punctuation. What does the highlighted part mean?
Difficult question for any man to answer: To follow his dreams no matter what, or give in slowly and let life lead him where it will. The further I get, the less sure I am of anything. Who know what is good for a man in this life? And who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Difficult question for any man to answer: To follow his dreams no matter what, or give in slowly and let life lead him where it will. The further I get, the less sure I am of anything. Who know what is good for a man in this life? And who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
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Hi Jackson Though your text is rather philosophical (thus lending itself to sentences that might require some work for interpretation), I still find the last sentence odd/oddly worded. I don't know whether you are talking about what will come next at any given point in someone's life or whether you are referring to what happens or comes to life after a man dies. And, of course, "be after someone" can also mean "pursue someone".
- Hi Jackson Though your text is rather philosophical (thus lending itself to sentences that might require some work for interpretation), I still find the last sentence odd/oddly worded.
- I don't know whether you are talking about what will come next at any given point in someone's life or whether you are referring to what happens or comes to life after a man dies.
- And, of course, "be after someone" can also mean "pursue someone".
- In addition, you should write "Who know s ".
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Hi Jackson
Though your text is rather philosophical (thus lending itself to sentences that might require some work for interpretation), I still find the last sentence odd/oddly worded. I don't know whether you are talking about what will come next at any given point in someone's life or whether you are referring to what happens or comes to life after a man dies. And, of course, "be after
Though your text is rather philosophical (thus lending itself to sentences that might require some work for interpretation), I still find the last sentence odd/oddly worded. I don't know whether you are talking about what will come next at any given point in someone's life or whether you are referring to what happens or comes to life after a man dies. And, of course, "be after
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YankeeThough your text is rather philosophical (thus lending itself to sentences that might require some work for interpretation), I still find the last sentence odd/oddly worded. I don't know whether you are talking about what will come next at any given point in someone's life or whether you are referring to what happens or comes to life after a man dies. And, of course
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Jackson6612I don't think you should take a certain sentence as oddly worded if it is open to multiple interpretations.Hi Jackson
I strongly disagree with that. I purposely acknowledged the fact that I realized your text was rather philosophical in the hope that you would better understand just how oddly worded I found that sentence to be. To me, it only s
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Hi Amy,
Yes, of course, you are much advanced in knowledge than me and are much more fluent in English language than I will ever be. Therefore, your opinion has more merit than mine, and I respect your opinion. But the counter-questions are just for my own edification. This is the way we all learn, at least me.
By the way, what are you disagreeing with? Are you trying to say tha
Yes, of course, you are much advanced in knowledge than me and are much more fluent in English language than I will ever be. Therefore, your opinion has more merit than mine, and I respect your opinion. But the counter-questions are just for my own edification. This is the way we all learn, at least me.
By the way, what are you disagreeing with? Are you trying to say tha
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Hi Jackson
I was disagreeing with the fact that you seemed to be saying that it is "wrong" to view a sentence as being oddly or poorly written if the sentence is intended to be philosophical. I think philosophical sentences ought to be well-written too.
I was disagreeing with the fact that you seemed to be saying that it is "wrong" to view a sentence as being oddly or poorly written if the sentence is intended to be philosophical. I think philosophical sentences ought to be well-written too.
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