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Tommyek Posted 14 years ago
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Time and chance have hitherto been suffered to make in it
‘... it should fix our language, and put a stop to those alterations which time and chance have hitherto been suffered to make in it.’
hi, could you write the sentence in bold type in simple English? You know, as if you were to explain it to a child.
by the way, the sentence is from the preface to the dictionary by Samuel Johnson
hi, could you write the sentence in bold type in simple English? You know, as if you were to explain it to a child.
by the way, the sentence is from the preface to the dictionary by Samuel Johnson
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Here is one possible rewrite: ‘... it should fix our language, and put a stop to those alterations which time and chance have up to now caused. ’
- Here is one possible rewrite: ‘...
- it should fix our language, and put a stop to those alterations which time and chance have up to now caused.
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Here is one possible rewrite:
‘... it should fix our language, and put a stop to those alterations which time and chance have up to now caused.’
‘... it should fix our language, and put a stop to those alterations which time and chance have up to now caused.’
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Tommyekwhich time and chance have hitherto been suffered to make in itLong ago the word suffer was used much more than it is today with the meaning 'allow', and 'hitherto' means 'until now', so you have this:
which time and chance have until now been allowed to make in it
which refers to 'alterations', and
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