Meaningful?
1. Using the Egyptian calendar was like using a slow-running watch.
2. The Egyptian calendar was like using a slow-running watch.
3. The Egyptian calendar was like a watch that runs slowly.
Which is grammatically correct and meaningful?
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Which do YOU think is grammatically correct and meaningful? Why do YOU think so? Perhaps once you've answered, others can correct your thinking, if necessary.
- Which do YOU think is grammatically correct and meaningful?
- Why do YOU think so?
- Perhaps once you've answered, others can correct your thinking, if necessary.
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Which do YOU think is grammatically correct and meaningful? Why do YOU think so?
Perhaps once you've answered, others can correct your thinking, if necessary.
0They are all correct grammar.
But I don't understand their meaning,so I can't choose which is best..
0Thein Lwin 72911. Using the Egyptian calendar was like using a slow-running watch.
Note the parallel structure.
Using something is like using something.
2. The Egyptian calendar was like using a slow-running watch.
A thing is like using something? I don't like the lack of parallel structure.
0Then I, too, would choose either #1 or #3. Probably #3, because it's more pithy.
But unless you supply in your context the information about 'slower than the solar year', I probably wouldn't clearly get your meaning.
When I read #3 for the first time, my first thought was 'It must be annoying'.
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