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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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On an error in meaning
Somebody sent me this message: 'Life has many adventurous scenes, the theme of which you need to conceptualize. Like a roller coaster, it goes high up and drops down and goes faster and faster and suddenly slows down upon reaching greater heights.'
If I had to critique the message, I guess it contains an error in meaning (semantics). Isn't it that 'scenes' couldn't possibly have any theme? Why did she write 'Life has many adventurous scenes, the theme of which you need to conceptualize'?
If I had to critique the message, I guess it contains an error in meaning (semantics). Isn't it that 'scenes' couldn't possibly have any theme? Why did she write 'Life has many adventurous scenes, the theme of which you need to conceptualize'?
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Rommel Isn't it that 'scenes' couldn't possibly have any theme? Metaphorically, they could. Rommel Why did she write 'Life has many adventurous scenes, the theme of which you need to conceptualize'?
- Rommel Isn't it that 'scenes' couldn't possibly have any theme?
- Metaphorically, they could.
- Rommel Why did she write 'Life has many adventurous scenes, the theme of which you need to conceptualize'?
- She was trying to express yourself, but did a poor job of it stylistically.
- I suggest that something like this is clearer: Life has many adventures , the theme (s) of which you need to discover.
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RommelIsn't it that 'scenes' couldn't possibly have any theme?Metaphorically, they could.
RommelWhy did she write 'Life has many adventurous scenes, the theme of which you need to conceptualize'?She was trying to express yourself, but did a poor job of it stylistically. I suggest that something like this is clearer:
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