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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
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"Academic institutions, therefore, useful as they are, are not adequate guardians of the interests of civilization in a world where everyone outside their walls is too busy for unutilitarian pursuits."


may I replace 'everyone' with 'no one'?
  

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Hi, Are you saying that you think 'everyone' means the same as 'no-one'? Clive

  • Hi, Are you saying that you think 'everyone' means the same as 'no-one'?
  • Clive
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Hi,

Are you saying that you think 'everyone' means the same as 'no-one'?

Clive
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soheil1may I replace 'everyone' with 'no one'?
What makes you think "all" and "none" are the same? That's a very strange idea.
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Sorry, I meant 'everyone is too busy for'='no one has time for', right?
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Hi,

Yes, you could say that.

Clive

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