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Ant_222 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Help with a sentence, please.

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00Does the sentence below sound ok to you? If not, what's the problem?02br
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00«Since turns are just a logical division of time, ideally, the outcome of any situation mustn't depend on which turn it occurred in and at what time since the beginning of the turn it took place.»02br
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00Thanks in advance,02br
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» 02br 02br 00Whether this is a correct and logical statement is for you to decide. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • » 02br 02br 00Whether this is a correct and logical statement is for you to decide.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00«Since turns are just a logical division of time, ideally, the outcome of any situation mustn't depend on which turn it occurred in and at what time since the beginning of the turn it took place.»02font02br
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00I'd suggest 00«Since a turn is just a logical division of time, ideally the outco
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0 Thank you very much!02br
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00But what about my initial sentence? I see you proposed a better alternative...02br
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00But I'd like to know if the original sentence is ok. Except for the turns/turn part.02br
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00Also, is it correct to begin it this way: «Since the division of the game time into turns is logical,...»?02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00«Since turns are just a logical division of time, ideally the outcome of any situation mustn't depend on which turn it occurred in and at what time since the beginning of the turn it took place.»02font02br
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00Yes, it's grammatically OK except you should omit the comma after 'ideally'. 02br
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0 Thank you, Clive02br
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00«It's grammatically OK, but I don't think it makes much sense.»02br
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00By logical I mean that this division is made just for the user's ease and so-called turns do not reflect any real units of time because time is fluent and uniform. So, the only thing depending on whose turn it is now is which side controls its units dir
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0Hi,02br
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00Perhaps 'an arbitrary division . . .'?02br
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00Clive0-
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0 Hi, Clive02br
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00«Perhaps 'an arbitrary division . . .'?»02br
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00Sorry, I didn't respond to your proposal after it was posted it for the first time. I'll try to express what I feel. Don't be afraid, you don't have to be a hardcore gamer to understand me. Though you'll probably need some skills is the art of translating from Russian English...02
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