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Shcho23 Posted 10 years ago
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What does "This" refer to?
Since we cannot invent different worthy musical instruments at will, we can compensate for it by using the voices of different people with pleasing voices, some of which become exceptional indeed. "This", coupled with the warmth in the human voice (compared to the artificial sounds produced by musical instruments) enables singers to be the best instruments yet.
In the second sentence, what does "This" refer to? Does it refer to the whole previous sentence?
And, I assume that "(compared to the ~" can be written as "(when "this" is compared to the ~". If so, what does this "this" refer to? Is it "the warmth"?
Thank you so much in advance.
In the second sentence, what does "This" refer to? Does it refer to the whole previous sentence?
And, I assume that "(compared to the ~" can be written as "(when "this" is compared to the ~". If so, what does this "this" refer to? Is it "the warmth"?
Thank you so much in advance.
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I think you are correct in your interpretations, but it is really difficult to understand what you wrote: ... that "(compared to the ~" can be written as "(when "this" is compared to the ~". I don't know what the tilde (~) means.
- I think you are correct in your interpretations, but it is really difficult to understand what you wrote: ...
- that "(compared to the ~" can be written as "(when "this" is compared to the ~".
- I don't know what the tilde (~) means.
- You have two opening parentheses, but no closing parentheses.
- What does that indicate?
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I think you are correct in your interpretations, but it is really difficult to understand what you wrote:
... that "(compared to the ~" can be written as "(when "this" is compared to the ~".
I don't know what the tilde (~) means. You have two opening parentheses, but no closing parentheses. What does that indicate? I find "(when "this" particularly confusing. What is ~"
... that "(compared to the ~" can be written as "(when "this" is compared to the ~".
I don't know what the tilde (~) means. You have two opening parentheses, but no closing parentheses. What does that indicate? I find "(when "this" particularly confusing. What is ~"
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So, at first, the first "This" refers to the previous sentence?
My second question was:
Can "(compared to the artificial sounds produced by musical instruments)" be changed to
"(when this is compared to the artificial sounds produced by musical instruments)"?
(The tilde was meant to be an abbreviation.)
If so, what does "this" (between the second parentheses) ref
My second question was:
Can "(compared to the artificial sounds produced by musical instruments)" be changed to
"(when this is compared to the artificial sounds produced by musical instruments)"?
(The tilde was meant to be an abbreviation.)
If so, what does "this" (between the second parentheses) ref
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I'm still struggling to understand you. I'm sorry. "Between the second parentheses" does not make sense to me. "Parentheses" is plural. You need 2 in order to have something in a between position. "This" is singular. "Parentheses" is plural. I'm lost.
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I'm sorry I couldn't make myself understood clearly...
In my orginal post, you see " (compared to the artificial sounds produced by musical instruments) ", right?
My first question is: can the above be changed to " (when this is compared to the artificial sounds produced by mucical instruments) "?
I added "when this (or it, or that, or whatever) is" to the original sente
In my orginal post, you see " (compared to the artificial sounds produced by musical instruments) ", right?
My first question is: can the above be changed to " (when this is compared to the artificial sounds produced by mucical instruments) "?
I added "when this (or it, or that, or whatever) is" to the original sente
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shcho23In the second sentence, what does "This" refer to? Does it refer to the whole previous sentence?Yes, more or less. More specifically, to my ear it refers to our ability to compensate.
shcho23And, I assume that "(compared to the ~" can be written as "(when "this" is compared to the ~".The comparison is implicitly be
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