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Do you understand the situation? How would you describe so it is understandable?
If you press the down arrow on your remote conrol too fast to go down a list of movies, faster than the cursor can go down the list of movies, the cursor will continue going down the list even after you've stopped pressing the down arrow. If you think the cursor will stop at the movie it is on, you are mistaken.

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Enoon · Accepted Answer

That's good.

Anonymous · Answer

Is it natural, how would you have written it please?

Enoon · Answer

AnonymousIs it natural, how would you have written it please?

It's perfectly good as it is.

Anonymous · Answer

I've added new info - too many times too fast.
Is the repetition of 'faster than the cursor can go down the list of movies,' disturbing? Could I make it so that I am not repeating myself?
How come it is 'at' and then 'on'? - stop at/on the movie it is on/at, Which is best?

If you press the down arrow on your remote control too many times too fast to go down a list of movies, faster than the cursor can go down the list of movies, the cursor will continue going down the list even after you've stopped pressing the down arrow. If you think the cursor will stop at the movie it is on, you are mistaken.

Is this question asked correctly like you would: Could I make it so that I am not repeating myself?

Can I ask you for my peace of mind which you are inclined to say yourself?

They were killed for no other reason than that their views were different than others.
They were killed for no reason other than that their views were different than others.

I have other things to do than that.
I have things to do other than that.

What other thing could they do than sleep at this hour?
What thing could they do other than sleep at this hour?

I wish I'd be able to annoy my neighbors in some other way than by turning the tv up real loud.
I wish I'd be able to annoy my neighbors in some way other than by turning the tv up real loud.

I heard a speaker of English say : If you build England up to such standards/expectations, you might be disappointed. Someone said it is wrong to build a country to standards?

Thank you

Enoon · Answer

AnonymousIs the repetition of 'faster than the cursor can go down the list of movies,' disturbing? Could I make it so that I am not repeating myself?

Repetition is not often a bad thing, in my experience, especially when you are actually repeating something to make it clearer, as you are doing here.

AnonymousHow come it is 'at' and then 'on'? - stop at/on the movie it is on/at,

*** only knows. Every combination of those two prepositions is possible, but you got the best one.

AnonymousIf you press the down arrow on your remote control too many times too fast to go down a list of movies, faster than the cursor can go down the list of movies, the cursor will continue going down the list even after you've stopped pressing the down arrow. If you think the cursor will stop at the movie it is on, you are mistaken

The "too many times" makes it worse. If you want to change something, you could move "to go down a list of movies", because you are pressing the arrow to do that, and where it is it sounds like you cannot because of the speed: "If you press the down arrow on your remote control to go down a list of movies, and you do it too fast, the cursor will continue ...."

AnonymousThey were killed for no other reason than that their views were different than others'. They were killed for no reason other than that their views were different than others'.

I have added apostrophes because I think you mean "the views of other people". I might say one or the other. I don't see a difference.

AnonymousI have other things to do than that.I have things to do other than that.

I'd probably say the first one normally just because "I have other things to do" expresses the idea. The second is possible but awkward.

AnonymousWhat other thing could they do than sleep at this hour?What thing could they do other than sleep at this hour?

"Thing" seems out of place there, and "than" seems weak. "What else could they do but sleep at this hour?"

AnonymousI wish I could annoy my neighbors in some other way than by turning the TV up real loud. I wish I could annoy my neighbors in some way other than by turning the TV up real loud.

"In" and "by" clash, but it is not unnatural to use both. I see no real difference between the two sentences.

AnonymousI heard a speaker of English say : If you build England up to such standards/expectations, you might be disappointed. Someone said it is wrong to build a country to standards?

This is you again, isn't it? You should register here so we can keep track of you and help you along.

You heard an English speaker say a virgule? How did he pronounce it? To answer your question, I'm sorry, but I can't imagine what either sentence would mean.

Anonymous · Answer

The person was going to England and in his mind he built England up to be such an amazing country and when he got there he was disappointed.

That is what I am trying to say, do you understand?

Enoon · Answer

"If you build England up too much in your mind, you might be disappointed."

"Build up" includes the ideas of standards and expectations.

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