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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Think on your mistakes?

Watched Skyfall the other day and couldn't exactly understand what this meant.
  

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screamerer Think on your mistakes? Perhaps, " Meditate on your mistakes. Mull them over.

— Avangi

  • screamerer Think on your mistakes?
  • Perhaps, " Meditate on your mistakes.
  • Mull them over.
  • Consider them.
  • "
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screamererThink on your mistakes?
Perhaps, "Meditate on your mistakes. Mull them over. Consider them. Think about them, and how you might avoid them in the future."
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Hmm... sth. like... give them some thought?

Don't you think that this one would be more standard:

Think about your mistakes.

i.e. re/consider them
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There are two Google results for "Think on your mistakes." Clearly, it's not the most natural expression. Do you think you might have misheard it?
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Aspara GusClearly, it's not the most natural expression.
I think it's just "old fashioned."

I'm remembering a song, "Listen To The Lambs." Edit. Woops! "All In An April Evening"
There's a line, "I thought on the lamb of *** going meekly to die."

Hmmm, the version on the net is different!

Seems like I'v
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Aspara GusThere are two Google results for "Think on your mistakes." Clearly, it's not the most natural expression. Do you think you might have misheard it?
I remember the statement appearing on a screen in the movie.. .
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Is Skyfall a period piece?
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AvangiIs Skyfall a period piece?
No!.. man! Emotion: big smile .. It's the latest film in the James Bond ser
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screamererIt's the latest film in the James Bond series, it's a 2012 movie!
it's all Bond's fault... haha

in those good old times when Connery was 007 we were exposed to proper English! <joke>
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screamerer It's the latest film in the James Bond series
Definitely on my list! Emotion: nodding
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