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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Writing?

Julius Caesar's calendar was off by about 12 minutes by sun year.

Is the sentence correct and meaningful?

Thanks in advance?

  

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That's an awkward-sounding sentence. I suggest eg Julius Caesar's calendar differed from the solar calendar by about 12 minutes. We normally say ' solar year '.

— Clive

  • That's an awkward-sounding sentence.
  • I suggest eg Julius Caesar's calendar differed from the solar calendar by about 12 minutes.
  • We normally say ' solar year '.
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That's an awkward-sounding sentence. I suggest

eg Julius Caesar's calendar differed from the solar calendar by about 12 minutes.


We normally say 'solar year'.

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