The English Language
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Re: The English Language
I think it's the normal meaning; the writer is either treating the pawns as if they were conscious entities or attributing the emotions of the player to the pawns.
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Re: The English Language
In
White brings his pieces to bear on c6
How does "bear on" differ from "pressurize"?
White brings his pieces to bear on c6
How does "bear on" differ from "pressurize"?
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Re: The English Language
"bear on" implies slightly less power than "pressurise", but the difference is small
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What's the difference between
White keeps taking more and more space
and
White continues to take more and more space
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White keeps taking more and more space
and
White continues to take more and more space
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Re: The English Language
The first is very slightly chatty.
The second is a bit more formal.
So - use the first if you're talking in the pub and the second if you're appearing in Court.
[But actually the difference is so small it probably wouldn't matter at all].
The second is a bit more formal.
So - use the first if you're talking in the pub and the second if you're appearing in Court.
[But actually the difference is so small it probably wouldn't matter at all].
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Re: The English Language
soheil hooshdaran wrote:
What's the difference between
White keeps taking more and more space and
White continues to take more and more space.
No difference really.
What's the difference between
White keeps taking more and more space and
White continues to take more and more space.
No difference really.
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Re: The English Language
What does it mea if a square is nailed down by your own pieces?
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What does he mean that by playing g3 white allows his Bishop to join in the d5 orgy in:
? Couldhe not use party?
? Couldhe not use party?
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Re: The English Language
Yes, he could, but there is a difference.
An 'orgy' implies a very wild party, usually with (a) massive amounts of alcohol and (b) massive amounts of sex.
BUT I agree with you. Three white men attacking d5 is to my mind more like a party than an orgy.
An 'orgy' implies a very wild party, usually with (a) massive amounts of alcohol and (b) massive amounts of sex.
BUT I agree with you. Three white men attacking d5 is to my mind more like a party than an orgy.
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Re: The English Language
What about my previous post?
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Re: The English Language
What does home mean in:
Bobby fischer uses weak squares to create homes for his pieces
Bobby fischer uses weak squares to create homes for his pieces
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Re: The English Language
A metaphor, somewhere for the pieces to live.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:46 amWhat does home mean in:
Bobby fischer uses weak squares to create homes for his pieces
An equivalent phrasing would have been
.. uses weak squares to place his pieces.
Using home carries an indication that a piece will not be disturbed.
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Re: The English Language
What's the difference between
As this game demontrates...
and
As this game shows...
and
As this game illusntrates...
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As this game demontrates...
and
As this game shows...
and
As this game illusntrates...
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Re: The English Language
All three mean the same thing. In English there are many ways of saying the same thing. I don't know if the Iranian language is like that.
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Re: The English Language
Sure it is. but some are sometimes used differently or are uncommon