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Maj Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Potential

Can you say the potential of this is far beyond our control? Does this sentencs make any sense?
  

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Hi Maj, It seems to be a grammatically sound sentence. Are you implying that this is one of the kind we often hear , but "signifying nothing" or almost nothing? If I could, I may replace "control" with "imagination" though.

— Mirapence

  • Hi Maj, It seems to be a grammatically sound sentence.
  • Are you implying that this is one of the kind we often hear , but "signifying nothing" or almost nothing?
  • If I could, I may replace "control" with "imagination" though.
  • Mirapence
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Hi Maj,

It seems to be a grammatically sound sentence. Are you implying that this is one of the kind we often hear , but "signifying nothing" or almost nothing?

If I could, I may replace "control" with "imagination" though.

Mirapence
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It looks grammatically sound, but I don't think it makes complete sense. You see, the POTENTIAL of something is something you discover, not something you control. What you control is the ACTUAL, or the ACTUALITY.

For example, when we say of someone "She/he has great potential", we mean that it is possible that she or he might do great things (but hasn't actually achieved t
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