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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

It will be admitted

Hi

Wrong thoughts break down the nervous system; they paralyse endeavour; they

undermine the will; they make for wrong decisions. It will be admitted

that this is a matter of prime importance, yet neither children nor the

general public are instructed in these vital matters. Because of this

almost universal ignorance we most of us go on indulging in negative

thinking, much to our detriment.

Does it mean the same as: Everyone will admit that it's very important, but neither children nor the general public are taught about these vital matters?

"we most" - is it a mistake?
  

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Newguest Everyone will admit that it's very important Usually the passive is used to avoid the personal pronoun, I (the writer). Newguest "we most" - is it a mistake? Yes.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Newguest Everyone will admit that it's very important Usually the passive is used to avoid the personal pronoun, I (the writer).
  • Newguest "we most" - is it a mistake?
  • Yes.
  • This is what I think he meant: Because of this almost universal ignorance we, well, most of us, go on indulging in negative thinking, much to our detriment.
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NewguestEveryone will admit that it's very important
Usually the passive is used to avoid the personal pronoun, I (the writer).
Newguest"we most" - is it a mistake?
Yes. This is what I think he meant:

Because of this almost universal ignorance we, well, most of us, go on indulging in negative thinking, much t
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Hi

So in your view it rather means "I admit that this is a matter ..." rather than "Everyone will admit ..."?
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NewguestHi

So in your view it rather means "I admit that this is a matter ..." rather than "Everyone will admit ..."?
Yes.
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