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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
On either side
1) These spots appear on either side of the sun.
Does this mean:
a) If there are any of those, they might be on one side or the other.
b) If there are any of those, they are on both sides of the sun.
c) If there are any of those, they might be on one side or the other or on both sides.
I think if '1' as it is corresponds to 'b'. If we had 'can appear' then it would be either (a) or (c).
Gratefully,
Navi.
Does this mean:
a) If there are any of those, they might be on one side or the other.
b) If there are any of those, they are on both sides of the sun.
c) If there are any of those, they might be on one side or the other or on both sides.
I think if '1' as it is corresponds to 'b'. If we had 'can appear' then it would be either (a) or (c).
Gratefully,
Navi.
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it sounds odd to me to talk about the sun as having two sides, because iti looks like a circular object.
- it sounds odd to me to talk about the sun as having two sides, because iti looks like a circular object.
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it sounds odd to me to talk about the sun as having two sides, because iti looks like a circular object.
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Cliveit sounds odd to me to talk about the sun as having two sides, because iti looks like a circular object.The moon also looks like a circular object, but people say it always turns the same side toward us:
http://www.moonconnection.com/moon-same-side.phtm
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