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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Writing left-handed from left th right would cause the ink just put down to

Da Vinci is left-handed. Writing left-handed from left to right would cause the ink just put down to smear and get messy.

Does the line in bold in the above mean "A left-hander writing from left to right would cause the ink which is just put down to smudge?" Thanks.
  

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Yes, smudge is a good word. If the first sentence refers to Leonardo da Vinci, however, I think a change of verb tense would be in order.

— Yankee

  • Yes, smudge is a good word.
  • If the first sentence refers to Leonardo da Vinci, however, I think a change of verb tense would be in order.
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Yes, smudge is a good word.

If the first sentence refers to Leonardo da Vinci, however, I think a change of verb tense would be in order.
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YankeeYes, smudge is a good word.

If the first sentence refers to Leonardo da Vinci, however, I think a change of verb tense would be in order.
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Our friend Leonardo has been dead many centuries, so to refer to him in the present is unexpected.

To say something "would be in order" in this context means that it's needed.
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Grammar GeekOur friend Leonardo has been dead many centuries, so to refer to him in the present is unexpected.

To say something "would be in order" in this context means that it's needed.

Thanks, GG.
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AngliholicYes, it's about Leonardo da Vici. Is my interpretation all right?

By the way, do you mean that it's better to use the past tense by the bolded part?
Hi Angliholic
Your interpretation might be better written this way:
"A left-hander writing from left to right would cause the ink which has just
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