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Taka Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Spend
Do these two have the same meaning?
They spend a lot of money trying to make their movie a bigger success.
They spend a lot of money and try to make their movie a bigger success.
They spend a lot of money trying to make their movie a bigger success.
They spend a lot of money and try to make their movie a bigger success.
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The first one more clearly explains that making the movie a success is the purpose of spending the money. In theory, the second one could be talking about two separate activities (spending money and trying to make their movie a success). However, in practice we tend to assume that the second one is also explaining the purpose of spending the money, so the meaning ends up not so very different.
- The first one more clearly explains that making the movie a success is the purpose of spending the money.
- In theory, the second one could be talking about two separate activities (spending money and trying to make their movie a success).
- However, in practice we tend to assume that the second one is also explaining the purpose of spending the money, so the meaning ends up not so very different.
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The first one more clearly explains that making the movie a success is the purpose of spending the money. In theory, the second one could be talking about two separate activities (spending money and trying to make their movie a success). However, in practice we tend to assume that the second one is also explaining the purpose of spending the money, so the meaning ends up not so very different.
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