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Taka Posted 20 years ago
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0 01font01i00She was elegance on ice, her spirals superb, her skating sublime. That she was standing in the end didn't hurt, either. 02i02font02br
01font01i00Shizuka Arakawa made this one look easy. 02i02font02br
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01font01i00Her brilliant performance Thursday night gave Japan its first medal of these Olympics -- a gold in the showcase event. 02i02font02br
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01font01i00What a way to end a shutout! 02i02font02br
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01i01font00"I'm just surprised right now," Arakawa said. "I can't find the words for it."02font00 02i02br
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01i01font00Try mesmerizing, even spellbinding.02font00 02i02br
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01font01i00Everything American champion Sasha Cohen and Russian star Irina Slutsukaya were not. They gave Arakawa plenty of help by tumbling to the ice often enough to make it a rout.02br
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01font00About 'try' above, what is it grammatically? I don't think it's imperative (or is it?). And it doesn't seem like a noun either---if it's a noun, it should be countabe; it should be 'a try', I think.02br
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0First of all, a big 01font 00CONGRATULATIONS02font 00to all of Japan for the phenomenal GOLD in ladies' figure skating, and the first medal of the 2006 Olympics!!! You guys can now breath easy and enjoy the games. 05002br 02br 00"Try" is used as an imperative above.

— Danyoo

  • 0First of all, a big 01font 00CONGRATULATIONS02font 00to all of Japan for the phenomenal GOLD in ladies' figure skating, and the first medal of the 2006 Olympics!!!
  • You guys can now breath easy and enjoy the games.
  • 05002br 02br 00"Try" is used as an imperative above.
  • Since Arakawa said "surprised" and "can't find the words" the writer is suggesting more appropriate words.
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0First of all, a big 01font00CONGRATULATIONS02font00to all of Japan for the phenomenal GOLD in ladies' figure skating, and the first medal of the 2006 Olympics!!! You guys can now breath easy and enjoy the games. 05002br
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00"Try" is used as an imperative above. Since Arakawa said "surprised" and "can't find the words" the
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