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Taka Posted 12 years ago
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Though
Elephants are followed by horses, which live for 62 years on average, though due to disease and environmental hardships usually dies at about half that of age, 30.
Is it safe to say that the conjunction "though" here is almost the same as "but" and that's why the subject (horses) is missing in that clause?
Or does the underlined part simply sound wrong to your native ear?
Is it safe to say that the conjunction "though" here is almost the same as "but" and that's why the subject (horses) is missing in that clause?
Or does the underlined part simply sound wrong to your native ear?
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Taka Or does the underlined part simply sound wrong to your native ear? I don't have a native ear, so I'll let the native speakers comment on the language. However, I would like to say that your sentence is mathematically impossible.
- Taka Or does the underlined part simply sound wrong to your native ear?
- I don't have a native ear, so I'll let the native speakers comment on the language.
- However, I would like to say that your sentence is mathematically impossible.
- If horses die at the age of 62 on average, they can't usually die at the age of 30.
- CB
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TakaOr does the underlined part simply sound wrong to your native ear?I don't have a native ear, so I'll let the native speakers comment on the language. However, I would like to say that your sentence is mathematically impossible. If horses die at the age of 62 on average, they can't usually die at the age of 30.
CB
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Sorry. Forget that "on average" part and change it to "which can live for 62 years".
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TakaElephants are followed by horses, which live for 62 years on average, though due to disease and environmental hardships usually dies at about half that of age, 30.Is it safe to say that the conjunction "though" here is almost the same as "but" and that's why the subject (horses) is missing in that clause?Or does the underlined part simply sound wrong to your native ea
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TakaElephants are followed by horses, which live for 62 years on average, though due to disease and environmental hardships usually dies at about half that of age, 30.Is it safe to say that the conjunction "though" here is almost the same as "but" and that's why the subject (horses) is missing in that clause?Or does the underlined part simply sound wrong to your native ea
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