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Mr. Tom Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Seen end on, their sharp, rocky summits point like arrows.
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I don't understand the yellow part of this sentence -- I mean, summits are always seen end on, aren't they? Please let me know what you think.
Seen end on, their sharp, rocky summits point like arrows.
Thanks,
Tom
I don't understand the yellow part of this sentence -- I mean, summits are always seen end on, aren't they? Please let me know what you think.
Seen end on, their sharp, rocky summits point like arrows.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
No you can gaze at a mountain range from its side or from one end.
- No you can gaze at a mountain range from its side or from one end.
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No you can gaze at a mountain range from its side or from one end.
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Hi,
'End on' is not a natural expression here. Possibly if you are directly above the summit in a helicopter, looking down.
Cionsider this example.
I am standing beside a big tree. It falls down, in a direction that is away from m
'End on' is not a natural expression here. Possibly if you are directly above the summit in a helicopter, looking down.
Cionsider this example.
I am standing beside a big tree. It falls down, in a direction that is away from m
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Mr. TomSeen end on= Seen from above. (I'm with Clive on this one.)
CJ
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Hmm. Then how could they 'point like arrows'? Anybody got a picture?
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This is an affectedly poetic sentence whose meaning is obscure which and doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
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The cross section vanishes to a point at the end, so I suppose there's not much to see if an arrow (or needle-like summit) is pointed directly at you, but I thought I'd allow a little conceptual wiggle room and take into account the approach in a helicopter, where you'd get a changing view of these extremely sharp structures as you approached the "end on" position. The "arrows" are pointed upward
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Plausible, of course - but if you were viewing from a helicopter, wouldn't you say 'from the top' or 'from above' or 'from overhead'?
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Mister Micawberif you were viewing from a helicopter, wouldn't you say 'from the top' or 'from above' or 'from overhead'?Yes, but then I didn't write the original sentence. Besides, if I were viewing mountain peaks from a helicopter I'd be scared speechless so I probably wouldn't say anything. I'd be screaming for my mommy! HAH!
CJ
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CSnyderwhose meaning is obscure which and doesn't hold up to scrutiny.CSnyder's got the right idea, I guess.
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