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Sitifan Posted 11 years ago
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The Internet taken to its logical conclusion
The Internet taken to its logical conclusion
http://www.cnet.com/news/cat-street-view-is-the-internet-taken-to-its-logical-conclusion/
Can we rephrase the above expression as The Internet (which is) taken to its logical conclusion? What does taken to its logical conclusion mean here?
http://www.cnet.com/news/cat-street-view-is-the-internet-taken-to-its-logical-conclusion/
Can we rephrase the above expression as The Internet (which is) taken to its logical conclusion? What does taken to its logical conclusion mean here?
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Hi 'Taken to its logical conclusion' does have a useful meaning in English: - Stefan is homeless - we should find him somewhere to live - Take that to its logical conclusion, we'd have to find every homeless person somewhere to live - Yes, I believe that too It means that you have to work out the consequences of what you are saying The source that you mention is using the phrase a bit flippantly. A lot of internet technology seems to be used to take photos of cats. That can't be denied.
- Hi 'Taken to its logical conclusion' does have a useful meaning in English: - Stefan is homeless - we should find him somewhere to live - Take that to its logical conclusion, we'd have to find every homeless person somewhere to live - Yes, I believe that too It means that you have to work out the consequences of what you are saying The source that you mention is using the phrase a bit flippantly.
- A lot of internet technology seems to be used to take photos of cats.
- That can't be denied.
- So, the logical conclusion is that we should further develop the technology to take more pictures of cats.
- Perhaps nothing else matters!
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Hi
'Taken to its logical conclusion' does have a useful meaning in English:
- Stefan is homeless - we should find him somewhere to live
- Take that to its logical conclusion, we'd have to find every homeless person somewhere to live
- Yes, I believe that too
It means that you have to work out the consequences of what you are saying
The source that
'Taken to its logical conclusion' does have a useful meaning in English:
- Stefan is homeless - we should find him somewhere to live
- Take that to its logical conclusion, we'd have to find every homeless person somewhere to live
- Yes, I believe that too
It means that you have to work out the consequences of what you are saying
The source that
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