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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
it said that I didn't have any credit
Well, I've just tried to buy a jacket for six hundred dollars. And when they swiped my card, it said that I didn't have any credit. I'm sure that can't be right.
What does it refer to?
His card, or the cash register?
Thanks
What does it refer to?
His card, or the cash register?
Thanks
Top answer
Hi, It's a rather imprecise 'it'. You could take it to mean the card-machine in the store, or the card-company's computer system. In practice, we have no real trouble in understanding such sentences.
- Hi, It's a rather imprecise 'it'.
- You could take it to mean the card-machine in the store, or the card-company's computer system.
- In practice, we have no real trouble in understanding such sentences.
- You might like to consider 'It's going to rain'.
- What do you think 'it' refers to, here?
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Hi,
It's a rather imprecise 'it'.
You could take it to mean the card-machine in the store, or the card-company's computer system.
In practice, we have no real trouble in understanding such sentences.
You might like to consider 'It's going to rain'. What do you think 'it' refers to, here?
It's a rather imprecise 'it'.
You could take it to mean the card-machine in the store, or the card-company's computer system.
In practice, we have no real trouble in understanding such sentences.
You might like to consider 'It's going to rain'. What do you think 'it' refers to, here?
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Thanks, Clive.
It's natural that people take it the card-machine.
It's natural that people take it the card-machine.
CliveYou might like to consider 'It's going to rain'. What do you think 'it' refers to, here?Thanks to you and other members, I think I understand this point, which I've done here before. it refers to the wea
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Hi,
It's natural that people take it the card-machine. Or the screen of the machine. Or the central Visa computer system, which is where the 'intelligent decisions' are made about the approval of each transaction. Personally, I think of 'it' as the central system. So, 'it' is rather generalized and vague here. It's open to interpretation.
It's natural that people take it the card-machine. Or the screen of the machine. Or the central Visa computer system, which is where the 'intelligent decisions' are made about the approval of each transaction. Personally, I think of 'it' as the central system. So, 'it' is rather generalized and vague here. It's open to interpretation.
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Cliveit sounds odd to say 'The weather is going to rain'.Oh yes, it does.
CliveNot exactly. It's a generalized and rather vague 'it'.I understand.
Many thanks, Clive.
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