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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"Getting the timing wrong" means..?

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00"Getting the timing wrong may cause damage on enterprises and go so far as to ruin them. "02br
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00"Getting the timing wrong may cause damage on enterprises and even ruin them."02br
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00(1) Which one is good to be written ?02br
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00(2) Can 'getting the timing wrong' be used to mean for 'failure in having exact timing'?0-
  

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0we cause damage to things, not on them. 02br 02br 00Enterprise sounds odd here though. Do you mean businesses?

— Nona the brit

  • 0we cause damage to things, not on them.
  • 02br 02br 00Enterprise sounds odd here though.
  • Do you mean businesses?
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0we cause damage to things, not on them. Or we directly damage them.02br
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00Getting the timing wrong may damage enterprises and even ruin them.02br
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00Enterprise sounds odd here though. Do you mean businesses? Businesses would be a better word to use.0-
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0yes I used 'enterprises' as a meaning of 'businesses, company, or firms'02br
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00Thanks for your explanation on damage.02br
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00"Getting the timing wrong may damage businesses and even ruin them."02br
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00->This is what I correct as you said.0-
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