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Taka Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Feel
When you visit a place you are not familiar with, you should trust your five senses. You should feel how you feel when you visit the place.
If the underlined part were this instead, would it make sense?
You should feel the place.
You should feel the land.
If the underlined part were this instead, would it make sense?
You should feel the place.
You should feel the land.
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I suppose those make sense, but they do not say what the original says. You should feel how you feel = you should consciously examine your feelings (about the place)
- I suppose those make sense, but they do not say what the original says.
- You should feel how you feel = you should consciously examine your feelings (about the place)
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I suppose those make sense, but they do not say what the original says.
You should feel how you feel = you should consciously examine your feelings (about the place)
You should feel how you feel = you should consciously examine your feelings (about the place)
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Then what exactly does 'feel the place/land' mean?
And MM, would this make sense? If it did, how would you interpret it?
You should fell Japan.
And MM, would this make sense? If it did, how would you interpret it?
You should fell Japan.
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Then what exactly does 'feel the place/land' mean?-- Nothing exactly. Vaguely: 'experience the environment emotionally'.
And MM, would this make sense?- A little
If it did, how would you interpret it? You should feel Japan. -- Experience Japan emotionally.
And MM, would this make sense?- A little
If it did, how would you interpret it? You should feel Japan. -- Experience Japan emotionally.
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What about this version? A little better than 'feel the place/land'?
When you visit a place you are not familiar with, you should trust your five senses. You should feel what you experience there.
When you visit a place you are not familiar with, you should trust your five senses. You should feel what you experience there.
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No, that seems worse. Why are you pursuing this rather unpromising direction?
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This would typically said more along the lines of: "When you visit a place you're not familiar with, employ your senses. How does the place make you feel?" (The word "feel" should be italicized.)
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Mister MicawberNo, that seems worse. Why are you pursuing this rather unpromising direction?Then how would you make the expression 'feel the place/land' better and clearer?
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AnonymousHow does the place make you feel?" (The word "feel" should be italicized.)Would you come up with another version which is not interrogative?
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