Does this sentence make sense?
So, I'm writing a story and I was re-reading it when I came across a sentence that might not make sense. A character is introducing himself, and upon being asked where he's from, he replies:
"I come from the eastern lands, up west from here"
I was kind of confused - at the time of writing I had not realised that if he came from the east, how could the east be in the west from where they were?
Please answer, I am really confused and would like to know if the sentence is possible to make sense.
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Golden Writer if he came from the east, how could the east be in the west from where they were? How, indeed! It doesn't make any sense to me.
- Golden Writer if he came from the east, how could the east be in the west from where they were?
- How, indeed!
- It doesn't make any sense to me.
- You'll have to rewrite your story.
- CJ
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Golden Writerif he came from the east, how could the east be in the west from where they were?
How, indeed! It doesn't make any sense to me. You'll have to rewrite your story.
CJ
0I suppose it could make sense if "eastern" means east of somewhere other than the speaker's present location. For example, if a country has a western part and an eastern part, and the speaker is outside the country to the east, then the country's "eastern lands" would be to the speaker's west. However, if you wrote the sentence, and you yourself don't know how it makes sense, then I presume yo
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