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J. P. Gilliver
Nov 16, 2023, 9:45:31 AM11/16/23
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Seen in a tweet:
Clawing at your human only slows and distracts him down.
sub-optimum: "distracts him down" isn't right (what would "distracts him
up" mean?). But I wondered how it could be corrected/optimised?
"... slows him down and distracts him" is what was meant, but that
duplicates "him", which is presumably what the tweeter was trying to
avoid.
Thoughts on how to optimise this (and similar)?
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
so that the vendors can "serve you better". As if you were a tennis ball, I
guess. - Wolf K, in alt.windows7.general, 2014-7-21
Clawing at your human only slows and distracts him down.
sub-optimum: "distracts him down" isn't right (what would "distracts him
up" mean?). But I wondered how it could be corrected/optimised?
"... slows him down and distracts him" is what was meant, but that
duplicates "him", which is presumably what the tweeter was trying to
avoid.
Thoughts on how to optimise this (and similar)?
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
so that the vendors can "serve you better". As if you were a tennis ball, I
guess. - Wolf K, in alt.windows7.general, 2014-7-21
Daniel James
Nov 19, 2023, 2:43:32 PM11/19/23
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On 16/11/2023 14:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
> Seen in a tweet:
> Clawing at your human only slows and distracts him down.
>
[snip]
> Seen in a tweet:
> Clawing at your human only slows and distracts him down.
>
>
>
> Thoughts on how to optimise this (and similar)?
"... only slows down and distracts him." ?
>
> Thoughts on how to optimise this (and similar)?
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Cheers,
Daniel.
J. P. Gilliver
Nov 19, 2023, 2:58:49 PM11/19/23
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In message <ujdoh2$3u94v$2...@dont-email.me> at Sun, 19 Nov 2023 19:44:05,
Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> writes
I thought of that one, but the object of "slows down" - or even whether
transitive or intransitive - isn't clear: you'd need
"only slows him down and distracts him", i. e. you'd need to duplicate
"him".
(Obviously in this particular case of cat and human you wouldn't, but in
the general case ...)
Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> writes
transitive or intransitive - isn't clear: you'd need
"only slows him down and distracts him", i. e. you'd need to duplicate
"him".
(Obviously in this particular case of cat and human you wouldn't, but in
the general case ...)
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
"Bother," said the Borg, "we assimilated a Pooh."
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
Mike Fleming
Dec 23, 2023, 8:31:24 AM12/23/23
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On 16/11/2023 14:39, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
> Seen in a tweet:
> Clawing at your human only slows and distracts him down.
>
> sub-optimum: "distracts him down" isn't right (what would "distracts him
> up" mean?). But I wondered how it could be corrected/optimised?
>
> "... slows him down and distracts him" is what was meant, but that
> duplicates "him", which is presumably what the tweeter was trying to avoid.
>
> Thoughts on how to optimise this (and similar)?
"...only slows and distracts him."
> Clawing at your human only slows and distracts him down.
>
> sub-optimum: "distracts him down" isn't right (what would "distracts him
> up" mean?). But I wondered how it could be corrected/optimised?
>
> "... slows him down and distracts him" is what was meant, but that
> duplicates "him", which is presumably what the tweeter was trying to avoid.
>
> Thoughts on how to optimise this (and similar)?
J. P. Gilliver
Dec 23, 2023, 1:50:51 PM12/23/23
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In message <kuo5pa...@mid.individual.net> at Sat, 23 Dec 2023
13:31:21, Mike Fleming <mi...@tauzero.co.uk> writes
Yes, that would be better. There's still the slight non-clarity whether
the slowing is transitive or not, but I'd assume it was.
13:31:21, Mike Fleming <mi...@tauzero.co.uk> writes
the slowing is transitive or not, but I'd assume it was.
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
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