My reaction to the sun to my reaction to the hill to my
My reaction to a beautiful sunset is not to be explained by adding my reaction to the sun to my reaction to the hill to my reaction to the fact that it is a certain time in the late afternoon.
Hello,
Could anyone explain the words in blue? I am very confused by so many "to".
Do you think the following is correct?
(my reaction to the sun) to (my reaction to the hill) to (my reaction to the fact)
A to B to C
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iclearwater Could anyone explain the words in blue? (my reaction to the sun) to (my reaction to the hill) to (my reaction to the fact)A to B to C It is addition: 'to' = + A + B +C iclearwater My reaction to a beautiful sunset is not to be explained by adding my reaction to the sun to my reaction to the hill to my reaction to the fact that it is a certain time in the late afternoon. = A sunset is greater than just the sum of its parts.
- iclearwater Could anyone explain the words in blue?
- (my reaction to the sun) to (my reaction to the hill) to (my reaction to the fact)A to B to C It is addition: 'to' = + A + B +C iclearwater My reaction to a beautiful sunset is not to be explained by adding my reaction to the sun to my reaction to the hill to my reaction to the fact that it is a certain time in the late afternoon.
- = A sunset is greater than just the sum of its parts.
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iclearwaterCould anyone explain the words in blue? I am very confused by so many "to".Do you think the following is correct?(my reaction to the sun) to (my reaction to the hill) to (my reaction to the fact)A to B to C
It is addition: 'to' = +
A + B +C
iclearwaterMy reaction to a beautiful sunset is not to be explained by ad
0It is the meaning of "add X to Y to Z to ..." It is an expression of sequential addition with intermediate sums.
Usually we say "add X and Y and Z."
The answer, twelve, can be explained by adding three to three (yielding 6) to four (yielding 10) to two (yielding 12).
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