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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Does "although it might actually have been" mean...?
Does "although it might actually have been" mean "although it (the "a") might actually have been said"?
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The broadcast did not have the "a" before "man", rendering the phrase a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tautology_(rhetoric) (as man in such use is synonymous with mankind). NASA and Armstrong insisted for years that static had obscured the "a", with Armstrong stating he would never make such a mistake, but after repeated listenings to recordings, Armstrong admitted he must have dropped the "a".[79] Armstrong later said he "would hope that history would grant me leeway for dropping the syllable and understand that it was certainly intended, even if it was not said—although it might actually have been".[81]
Context:
The broadcast did not have the "a" before "man", rendering the phrase a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tautology_(rhetoric) (as man in such use is synonymous with mankind). NASA and Armstrong insisted for years that static had obscured the "a", with Armstrong stating he would never make such a mistake, but after repeated listenings to recordings, Armstrong admitted he must have dropped the "a".[79] Armstrong later said he "would hope that history would grant me leeway for dropping the syllable and understand that it was certainly intended, even if it was not said—although it might actually have been".[81]
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NL888 Does "although it might actually have been" mean "although it (the "a") might actually have been said"? Yes. By the way, some who have had access to the recordings have concluded through their analysis that the "a" was said.
- NL888 Does "although it might actually have been" mean "although it (the "a") might actually have been said"?
- Yes.
- By the way, some who have had access to the recordings have concluded through their analysis that the "a" was said.
- CJ
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NL888Does "although it might actually have been" mean "although it (the "a") might actually have been said"?Yes.
By the way, some who have had access to the recordings have concluded through their analysis that the "a" was said.
CJ
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Yes that was good.
Regrettably, they had published their findings on a peer-reviewed journal.
Regrettably, they had published their findings on a peer-reviewed journal.
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NL888Regrettably, they had published their findings on a peer-reviewed journal.So you're saying that it was sad that the findings were reviewed by peers. Why do you think that?
CJ
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