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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Only those people who know exactly what it is that they want to achieve do actually arrive there, no matter the tempest which they encounter along the way.

Only those people who know exactly what it is that they want to achieve do actually arrive there, no matter the tempest which they encounter along the way.

Does this sentence sound natural? And does it make sense?

Thank you

PBF
  

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No. " A goal can only be reached by those who have clearly defined what it is they wish to do. Mind isn't very elegant, either, but perhaps you can monkey around with it some.

— BarbaraPA

  • No.
  • " A goal can only be reached by those who have clearly defined what it is they wish to do.
  • Mind isn't very elegant, either, but perhaps you can monkey around with it some.
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No. I get your meaning, but "knowing what you want to achieve" is not a destination, so they can't arrive "there."

A goal can only be reached by those who have clearly defined what it is they wish to do.

Mind isn't very elegant, either, but perhaps you can monkey around with it some.
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Thanks for your reply Grammar Geek.

A goal can only be reached by those who have clearly defined what it is they wish to do.

Would you say that it would sound more definite if it read "...those who clearly defines what it is..."? Or would that not make sense?

And I was just wondering when you said 'No', did you mean 'it doesn't sound natural' or 'it doesn't make
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