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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

to artwork

In the last frame of the following comic page, does "to artwork" mean "to my machines"? why is "artwork" used instead? He should have told "to my artworks" even if he thought of his machines as works of art.

  

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red apple He should have told "to my artworks" No. 'artwork' is uncountable.

— Mister Micawber

  • red apple He should have told "to my artworks" No.
  • 'artwork' is uncountable.
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red appleHe should have told "to my artworks"
No. 'artwork' is uncountable.
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Thank you. And Does "I must look forward to my own legacy" mean "I should be proud of the legacy that I will leave after myself"?
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red apple Does "I must look forward to my own legacy" mean "I should be proud of the legacy that I will leave after myself"?
I don't think so; he seems to be frustrated that his—whatever he has been working on (the strip's subject matter is murky—is still not discovered or recognized.
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I agree. I think he wants to say "so, it seems that I should be hopeful that my invention might be useful in the future and inspire the next generations". Yes?
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red appleYes?
That seems reasonable.
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