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Navitasan Posted 17 years ago
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1-Eating nothing will cure you.
2-Eating none of these fruits will cure you.
4-Eating no fruit will cure you.
5-The eating of no fruit will cure you.
Which of the above correspond to which of the below:
A-Don't eat anything/any fruit, and you'll be cured.
B-There is nothing/no fruit that will cure you.
2-Eating none of these fruits will cure you.
4-Eating no fruit will cure you.
5-The eating of no fruit will cure you.
Which of the above correspond to which of the below:
A-Don't eat anything/any fruit, and you'll be cured.
B-There is nothing/no fruit that will cure you.
Top answer
I understand #1 and #4 to mean the same as A. #2 and #5 are ugly and ambiguous IMO.
- I understand #1 and #4 to mean the same as A.
- #2 and #5 are ugly and ambiguous IMO.
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I understand #1 and #4 to mean the same as A.
#2 and #5 are ugly and ambiguous IMO.
#2 and #5 are ugly and ambiguous IMO.
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I have suggested below the sentences that have the meanings you require.
Not eating anything will cure you.
Not eating fruit will cure you.
Not eating any fruit will cure you.
navitasanA-Don't eat anything/any fruit, and you'll be cured.Not eating will cure you.
Not eating anything will cure you.
Not eating fruit will cure you.
Not eating any fruit will cure you.
navitasanB-There is nothing/no fruit that will c
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