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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Test-fire ...off its western cost

0The South Korean Defense Ministry says North Korea test-fired short-range missiles off its western coast in the Yellow Sea on Friday morning.02br
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00Does this mean the missiles landed off its western coast, not launched at off its western coast?02br
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02font 02br 02br 00Here's my interpretation, based only on grammar, and not on geography or politics. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 00Here's my interpretation, based only on grammar, and not on geography or politics.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00The South Korean Defense Ministry says North Korea test-fired short-range missiles off its western coast in the Yellow Sea on Friday morning.02font02br
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01font00Does this mean the missiles landed off its western coast, not launched off its western coast?02font
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0 I find it impossible to tell. If it had been 01i01b00into02b00 the Yellow Sea02i00, I would have said the missiles were fired from land and ended up in the Yellow Sea. As it is, who knows?02br
00CJ 0-
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0This sentence is from NHK, and I also heard about the same on CNN. Given the circumstances I guess the meaning is it landed off shore. 02br
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00But I must know this is a borderline sentence. 02br
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00Thanks, Clive and CJ.0-
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0Sorry, I made a mistake. They are 00ship-to-ship cruise missiles and the article says clearly they were fired from the ship off shore.02br
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00Thanks again, Clive and CJ.0-
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