Taka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
that is/in other words
1 i 00 ・The making of a film requires the choice of a viewpoint which controls what is shown on the screen, thus limiting our normal freedom to survey what is in front of us, to select and examine what catches our attention or interest. 02 i 02 br
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00 If I added 'that is' or 'in other words' to the sentence above as: 02 br
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00 ・ 01 i 00 The making of a film requires the choice of a viewpoint which controls what is shown on the screen, thus limiting our normal freedom to survey what is in front of us, 01 u 01 span 00 that is/in other words 02 span 02 u 00 , 00 to select and examine what catches our attention or interest. 02 i 02 br
00 would it slightly change the message originally intended in the first sentence? 0-
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00 If I added 'that is' or 'in other words' to the sentence above as: 02 br
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00 ・ 01 i 00 The making of a film requires the choice of a viewpoint which controls what is shown on the screen, thus limiting our normal freedom to survey what is in front of us, 01 u 01 span 00 that is/in other words 02 span 02 u 00 , 00 to select and examine what catches our attention or interest. 02 i 02 br
00 would it slightly change the message originally intended in the first sentence? 0-
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0 My take 02 br 02 br 00 The making of a film requires the choice of a viewpoint which controls what is shown on the screen, thus limiting our normal freedom to survey what is in front of us. In other words, it needs to select and examine what catches our attention or interest. 0-
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0 My take 02 br
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00 The making of a film requires the choice of a viewpoint which controls what is shown on the screen, thus limiting our normal freedom to survey what is in front of us. In other words, it needs to select and examine what catches our attention or interest. 0-
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00 The making of a film requires the choice of a viewpoint which controls what is shown on the screen, thus limiting our normal freedom to survey what is in front of us. In other words, it needs to select and examine what catches our attention or interest. 0-
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0 Hi Taka, 02 br
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00 I like it the way it is - it's like what follows that comma is a second wave of words that builds on the first. I read it as "our freedom to survey, and our freedom to select." 02 br
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00 If you wanted to insert "in other words" it interrupts that connection, so I would add something like "our ability to...": ...our normal freedom to s
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00 I like it the way it is - it's like what follows that comma is a second wave of words that builds on the first. I read it as "our freedom to survey, and our freedom to select." 02 br
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00 If you wanted to insert "in other words" it interrupts that connection, so I would add something like "our ability to...": ...our normal freedom to s
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0 GG, 02 br
00 So you don't really think in the original the second infinitive phrase ' 00 to select and examine what catches our attention or interest' is put for the restatement or clarification of the first 'to survey what is in front of us'? 0-
00 So you don't really think in the original the second infinitive phrase ' 00 to select and examine what catches our attention or interest' is put for the restatement or clarification of the first 'to survey what is in front of us'? 0-
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0 Oh, no, I completely think it is - it builds on that first part, but both need the part about it being limited. 0-
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0 GG, could you please explain what you mean by ' 00 both need the part about it being limited'? I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say. 0-
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1 i 00 thus limiting our normal freedom to survey what is in front of us, and 02 i 02 br
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01 i 01 u 00 thus limiiting our normal freedom 02 u 00 to select and examine what catches our attention or interest. 02 i 02 br
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00 The "limits on our normal freedom" must apply to "to select and examine what catches our attention
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01 i 01 u 00 thus limiiting our normal freedom 02 u 00 to select and examine what catches our attention or interest. 02 i 02 br
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00 The "limits on our normal freedom" must apply to "to select and examine what catches our attention
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