Sebastian Junger

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Hi!http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/video/soldiers-bond-war-10613102 In the URL there goes the line.....We are here now with Sebastian Junger, the journalist who wrote Perfect Stormhas a new book based on his ____ spend with men fighting in the most _____violent corner of Afghanistan.  *******What should go in the blank?

Pructus · Accepted Answer

I truly hope someone will help me!!!

Pructus · Answer

I hope someone will help me....

Tanit · Answer

Here's what I get, but the grammar doesn't work in the very last part, so I'm surely mishearing.

I hope somebody will correct it.

We are here now with Sebastian Junger, the journalist who wrote Perfect Storm
has a new book based on the months he spent with men fighting in the most

(remoteness ???) violent corner of Afghanistan.

(PS: bumping and re-bumping doesn't help you get quicker answers. In fact, once you bump the thread, it won't appear as "thread with no replies" any longer. Besides, it would be useful if you posted in the correct forum; in this case, that would be the listening one, where I'm going to move this thread)

Pructus · Answer

Thanks a lot, Tanit!!!

Tanit · Answer

pructusThanks a lot, Tanit!!!

What for?

As I wrote, remoteness doesn't work.

You need to wait for a better reply ...

Pructus · Answer

for, "months he spent"....

And also, understanding that you are a native speaker...

so, you let me know that this one is something that is hard to understand even to native speakers.

Tanit · Answer

pructusAnd also, understanding that you are a native speaker...

No way ... I'm just an ESL learner. I'm Italian born and bred, and unfortunately English is only a foreign language I constantly struggle with.

Kooyeen · Answer

I found a transcript (yes, I cheated [6] LoL):

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007216&docId=l:1184925542&start=3

It seems he said "most remote and most violent corner". However, it is not very clear to me, and I would never have guessed it. To me, it sounds like there's something weird, and what he says is more like "most remote nose violent". I think native speakers are so used to guessing from the context that they probably don't even notice anything wrong.
Just my opinion. I'm not a native speaker either.

Pructus · Answer

Oh!

But you are great....

You heard it.... the part of "months"...

Pructus · Answer

Oh, Kooyeen!!

You are my hero, my savior!!

Thanks so much.......

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