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Mitsuo23 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Rephrase

Hi,

Would anyone please rephrase this sentence, which is too vague to me.
"But, you know, your paths have to cross for something like that to make sense."

quoted from BBC, by the way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8037386.stm

Thank you in advance.
  

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The suggestion has previously been made that Dylan may collaborate with McCartney. Dylan says it would be exciting ... but ...

— Mr Wordy

  • The suggestion has previously been made that Dylan may collaborate with McCartney.
  • Dylan says it would be exciting ...
  • but ...
  • e.
  • Dylan and McCartney) would have to be in the same place at the same time (may be meant figuratively rather than literally) "for something like that to make sense" = for such a collaboration to be feasible/sensible.
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The suggestion has previously been made that Dylan may collaborate with McCartney. Dylan says it would be exciting ... but ...

"you know" = a near-meaningless "filler"

"your paths have to cross" = we (i.e. Dylan and McCartney) would have to be in the same place at the same time (may be meant figuratively rather than literally)

"for something like that to make sense" = f
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I mean, MORE THAN THAT!
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