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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

What something is

It is interesting how when you look at a problem from the other angle it suddenly becomes clearer. You almost need to understand what something is not, in order to understand what it is. Often there is no good or bad in a perspective, merely differences.

How does what work?


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It isn't all that different from I don't understand what you mean, what you need. I don't understand what it is. Something takes the place of it .

— Philip

  • It isn't all that different from I don't understand what you mean, what you need.
  • I don't understand what it is.
  • Something takes the place of it .
  • Now that is a non-answer to beat all non-answers!
  • Someone will improve on it, I'm sure.
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It isn't all that different from I don't understand what you mean, what you need. I don't understand what it is. Something takes the place of it.

Now that is a non-answer to beat all non-answers! Someone will improve on it, I'm sure.
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LiveinjapanHow does what work?
Here what is the usual fused relative "that which". Nothing special.
You need to understand that which [it / a thing] is not.
For example, if you know that the thing in question is not a living thing, then you know it's not a human being, not an animal, not a plant, etc. So it could be a ca
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I understand what both of you mean.
Thanks, Philip and CJ.
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