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SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
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Hi,
"The Anglo-Japanese alliance collapsed the day Britain refused to back Japan in its struggle against Russia, making it clear that Britain would henceforth defer to Russian power in the Far East."
"It is not an exaggeration to say that the Anglo-Japanese alliance collapsed the day Britain refused to back Japan in its struggle against Russia, making it clear that Britain would henceforth defer to Russian power in the Far East."
I know the first example works, but I am not sure if it would still work if I precede it with a preamble such as "It is not an exaggeration to say that," as in the second example. It just doesn't sound very natural to my ears.
Thank you so much.
"The Anglo-Japanese alliance collapsed the day Britain refused to back Japan in its struggle against Russia, making it clear that Britain would henceforth defer to Russian power in the Far East."
"It is not an exaggeration to say that the Anglo-Japanese alliance collapsed the day Britain refused to back Japan in its struggle against Russia, making it clear that Britain would henceforth defer to Russian power in the Far East."
I know the first example works, but I am not sure if it would still work if I precede it with a preamble such as "It is not an exaggeration to say that," as in the second example. It just doesn't sound very natural to my ears.
Thank you so much.
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Hi, Both sound not bad to me. But does saying the exaggeration part add anything worthwhile? My main concern is this.
- Hi, Both sound not bad to me.
- But does saying the exaggeration part add anything worthwhile?
- My main concern is this.
- What made it clear Britain would henceforth defer to Russian power in the Far East?
- Was it the collapse, or was it the refusal?
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Hi,
Both sound not bad to me. But does saying the exaggeration part add anything worthwhile?
My main concern is this. What made it clear Britain would henceforth defer to Russian power in the Far East?
Was it the collapse, or was it the refusal?
Both sound not bad to me. But does saying the exaggeration part add anything worthwhile?
My main concern is this. What made it clear Britain would henceforth defer to Russian power in the Far East?
Was it the collapse, or was it the refusal?
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I meant to say that it was the refusal to back Japan that made it clear that Britain would defer to Russian power. Is the sentence unambiguously clear in convey this meaning? Thank you.
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Hi,
No. I thought it was the refusal, but it wasn't completely clear to me. You might want to tweak the wording somehow.
Clive
No. I thought it was the refusal, but it wasn't completely clear to me. You might want to tweak the wording somehow.
Clive
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