Post by account_disabled on Nov 27, 2023 0:52:34 GMT -5
There are grammatical errors that we carry with us from speech, from the colloquial language that becomes increasingly stronger, because perhaps it is more used, simpler too, errors that struggle to die out, well rooted as they are in our mind, in our experience. Yet, those who love writing, those who do a job with writing, must know how to distinguish them, avoid them, understand them above all. Clear questions and ambiguous answers Two situations compared: in the first the reader-listener does not perceive the entire question, indeed he does not perceive one of the verbs used in the question. Yet it is a clear verb. But let's get to the abstruse question.
Do you mind passing me the salt?” «Yes» (and the guy hands him the salt). But if he's sorry, why then pass it on to him? The verb displease is the opposite of the verb pleasure: it basically means that you don't like doing something. To be fair, we must also punish character A who asked the question incorrectly. I mean, do you want salt? Just ask. Why would anyone mind handing it to you? Let's Phone Number Data rephrase the question in a different situation. “Do you mind leaving us alone?” «No» (and the guy goes out). Correct question and correct answer. In this case the verb displeasure is inserted rightly and the answer is pertinent. Of course, the other could have answered “Yes” and asked for explanations, but that doesn't interest us.
It's their business. On to the second question. «Do you like Tolkien?» "Absolutely." Absolutely what? Absolutely yes or absolutely no? Mr. Treccani says under the voice “ absolutely ”: Absolutely, without limitations or restrictions… And he adds that in common usage there is a tendency to omit yes or no in answers. But, as he rightly says, it is good to give the complete answer, otherwise misunderstandings can arise. Let's see some of them: "Do you want to go out with me?" "Absolutely." The guy might become embittered and jump for joy, but the girl's tone, accompanied by her expression distorted by disgust, knocks him down like a heavyweight would with a jab to the nose.
Do you mind passing me the salt?” «Yes» (and the guy hands him the salt). But if he's sorry, why then pass it on to him? The verb displease is the opposite of the verb pleasure: it basically means that you don't like doing something. To be fair, we must also punish character A who asked the question incorrectly. I mean, do you want salt? Just ask. Why would anyone mind handing it to you? Let's Phone Number Data rephrase the question in a different situation. “Do you mind leaving us alone?” «No» (and the guy goes out). Correct question and correct answer. In this case the verb displeasure is inserted rightly and the answer is pertinent. Of course, the other could have answered “Yes” and asked for explanations, but that doesn't interest us.
It's their business. On to the second question. «Do you like Tolkien?» "Absolutely." Absolutely what? Absolutely yes or absolutely no? Mr. Treccani says under the voice “ absolutely ”: Absolutely, without limitations or restrictions… And he adds that in common usage there is a tendency to omit yes or no in answers. But, as he rightly says, it is good to give the complete answer, otherwise misunderstandings can arise. Let's see some of them: "Do you want to go out with me?" "Absolutely." The guy might become embittered and jump for joy, but the girl's tone, accompanied by her expression distorted by disgust, knocks him down like a heavyweight would with a jab to the nose.