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Leon1025 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
What‘s the main idea about the following context?
Dear native speakers. Could you please help me to find out the main idea of the following context, I cannot fully understand its meaning.
Thanks your help.
"You do not want them to be right only seventy percent of the time. We pretty much have to be right all the time, so that is a hard thing to teach young people, that there is zero tolerance for mistakes."
Thanks your help.
"You do not want them to be right only seventy percent of the time. We pretty much have to be right all the time, so that is a hard thing to teach young people, that there is zero tolerance for mistakes."
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Hi Leon, welcome to the site! The main idea of the paragraph is in the last sentence, there is zero tolerance for mistakes . It means that in whatever job or situation people are in, others want them to do things right-- 100 percent right.
- Hi Leon, welcome to the site!
- The main idea of the paragraph is in the last sentence, there is zero tolerance for mistakes .
- It means that in whatever job or situation people are in, others want them to do things right-- 100 percent right.
- They do not want you to make many mistakes.
- For example, if you give someone a job to do, you want them to do a good job and do it right the first time.
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Hi Leon, welcome to the site!
The main idea of the paragraph is in the last sentence, there is zero tolerance for mistakes. It means that in whatever job or situation people are in, others want them to do things right-- 100 percent right. They do not want you to make many mistakes. For example, if you give someone a job to do, you want them to do a good job and do it right the firs
The main idea of the paragraph is in the last sentence, there is zero tolerance for mistakes. It means that in whatever job or situation people are in, others want them to do things right-- 100 percent right. They do not want you to make many mistakes. For example, if you give someone a job to do, you want them to do a good job and do it right the firs
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Thanks your explanation, Shi Aina.
That's pretty helpful and precious for me.
That's pretty helpful and precious for me.
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Hey, I'm so glad I could help you, Leon. It's my pleasure; I especially enjoy helping new members. 
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