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Trunks Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Understanding of the word "deciding" in a particular context - a minor clarification
Consider this sentence:
Amazon.com was deciding between two tactics for growing sales and profits.
Here when it says "deciding" does it mean Amazon.com was thinking about the two choices or thought about the two choices and finalized the decision i.e. chose it finally.
I mean does "decide" mean only the thinking process or does it mean both thinking and choosing at the same time?
Amazon.com was deciding between two tactics for growing sales and profits.
Here when it says "deciding" does it mean Amazon.com was thinking about the two choices or thought about the two choices and finalized the decision i.e. chose it finally.
I mean does "decide" mean only the thinking process or does it mean both thinking and choosing at the same time?
Top answer
The tense is the key. "Was deciding" is continuous tense, and describes an ongoing process. Of course the purpose is to reach a decision.
- The tense is the key.
- "Was deciding" is continuous tense, and describes an ongoing process.
- Of course the purpose is to reach a decision.
- " Most complicated decisions are made up of many smaller decisions, so, yes, they're thinking and chosing all along the way.
- But the final choice between the two (perhaps) contrasting tactics is not described by your captioned sentence.
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The tense is the key. "Was deciding" is continuous tense, and describes an ongoing process.
Of course the purpose is to reach a decision.
But if they wanted to describe that action, they'd use the simple past, "they decided."
Most complicated decisions are made up of many smaller decisions, so, yes, they're thinking and chosing all along the way. But the final choice b
Of course the purpose is to reach a decision.
But if they wanted to describe that action, they'd use the simple past, "they decided."
Most complicated decisions are made up of many smaller decisions, so, yes, they're thinking and chosing all along the way. But the final choice b
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