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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I don't understand why this sentence is like....(PLZ!!!)
1 i 01 font 00 "A failure in this regard will further weaken 01 font 00 what little political authority he has 02 font 00 " 02 font 02 i 02 br
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00 This is one from the editorial printed in an english newspaper here in korea. 02 br
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00 But I think that 'what' in those purple letters is not proper. 02 br
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00 I think it should be like just 02 br
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00 "A failure in this reagard will further weaken little political authority he has" 02 br
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00 or 02 br
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00 "A failure in this regard will further weaken little political authority that he has' 02 br
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00 Am I right? or, is that sentence above correct? and it it's correct sentence, plz let me know why 'what' can be used in that phrase. 0-
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00 This is one from the editorial printed in an english newspaper here in korea. 02 br
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00 But I think that 'what' in those purple letters is not proper. 02 br
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00 I think it should be like just 02 br
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00 "A failure in this reagard will further weaken little political authority he has" 02 br
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00 or 02 br
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00 "A failure in this regard will further weaken little political authority that he has' 02 br
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00 Am I right? or, is that sentence above correct? and it it's correct sentence, plz let me know why 'what' can be used in that phrase. 0-
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01 i 01 span 00 "A failure in this regard will further weaken 01 span 00 what little political authority he has
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0 It is correct as written, or it could be "... will further weaken 01 b 00 the 02 b 00 little polical authority..." 02 br
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00 It will weaken something... what will it weaken? It weakens the authority he still has. You can substitute "what" for the "the" in this type of construction: 02 br
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00 "She took what little money she had and donat
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00 It will weaken something... what will it weaken? It weakens the authority he still has. You can substitute "what" for the "the" in this type of construction: 02 br
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00 "She took what little money she had and donat
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In this sentence, it's true that the politician's power/authority will be weakened, but it's not necessarily true that he's a "lame duck." There's no evidence from the initial sentence to indicate his status as a "lame duck."
A "lame duck" refers to a politician who is in his/her last term of office and can't run again for that office. For example, George W. Bush is serving his second
A "lame duck" refers to a politician who is in his/her last term of office and can't run again for that office. For example, George W. Bush is serving his second
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