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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Such that : result or purpose?

'The factory demolition was planned SUCH THAT any risk to the public was avoided.'

Which is the exact meaning of this sentence?
1. (The factory demolition was planned SO AS TO avoid any risk to the public) or
2. (The factory demolition was planned, and, AS A RESULT, any risk to the public was avoided)?
  

Top answer

#1. Of course the demolition was planned, so #2 makes little semantic sense.

— Mister Micawber

  • #1.
  • Of course the demolition was planned, so #2 makes little semantic sense.
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#1. Of course the demolition was planned, so #2 makes little semantic sense.
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Some explanation please?
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Of what? What do you not understand?
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How is SUCH THAT different from SO THAT, which also shows purpose?
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I see no intrinsic difference in meaning. I suppose the grammar is slightly different. How about googling a few sentences and posting them here so that we can examine them?
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contrapositionWhich is the exact meaning of this sentence?
1. (The factory demolition was planned SO AS TO avoid any risk to the public) or
2. (The factory demolition was planned, and, AS A RESULT, any risk to the public was avoided)?
I don't think it's possible to say. The sentence can have either meaning. That's why it could use some revision.
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