The English Language
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Soheil Hooshdaran wrote:
What's the difference between aspiration and hope ?
No difference.
What's the difference between aspiration and hope ?
No difference.
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I would say there *is*, but its not that easy to define to an "outsider". For practical purposes, they mean much the same thing.Barry Sandercock wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:03 amSoheil Hooshdaran wrote:
What's the difference between aspiration and hope ?
No difference.
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I'd say that one difference is that aspiration implies a long term goal, while hope could be either short term or long term. For example "I aspire to be a grandmaster one day" would be normal use of the word, and "hope" would be fine as well. It would be unusual to say "I aspire to win my game of chess today"; for that "hope" would be the normal word to use.Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 1:02 pmI would say there *is*, but its not that easy to define to an "outsider". For practical purposes, they mean much the same thing.Barry Sandercock wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:03 amSoheil Hooshdaran wrote:
What's the difference between aspiration and hope ?
No difference.
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Thanks forumees.
What does "modem chess practice" mean exactly?
"Try to understand it and benefit as much as possible from its almost mythical significance in the world of modem chess practice" [he means the symbol +\=]
What does "modem chess practice" mean exactly?
"Try to understand it and benefit as much as possible from its almost mythical significance in the world of modem chess practice" [he means the symbol +\=]
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What does it mean that
"...this is ofcourse not the rule"?
"...this is ofcourse not the rule"?
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My guess is that there should be commas around "of course", making it a parenthetical expression.
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My question is about 'the rule'. What does it mean? Why not 'a rule'? why not law?
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This may be a sentence where the rule is an idiom; I'd need the first half of the sentence (or, if it's the whole sentence, the preceding sentence) to know whether it is or not.
As a more general rule, law is rather more specific than rule; for example, if I were talking about chess, a law would specifically be something that I could find in the FIDE Laws of Chess or some other official document, whereas a rule could be that, but it could also be a piece of strategic advice, or a requirement imposed by a specific event, or something.
As a more general rule, law is rather more specific than rule; for example, if I were talking about chess, a law would specifically be something that I could find in the FIDE Laws of Chess or some other official document, whereas a rule could be that, but it could also be a piece of strategic advice, or a requirement imposed by a specific event, or something.
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Who creates holes?
Sooner or later, White will have to play a3, creating some 'holes' on b3 and c4.
Sooner or later, White will have to play a3, creating some 'holes' on b3 and c4.
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More usual are the plans we draw right after the end of the opening phase, but this is of course not the ruleIM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:32 pmThis may be a sentence where the rule is an idiom; I'd need the first half of the sentence (or, if it's the whole sentence, the preceding sentence) to know whether it is or not.
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Black can continue with ... Na5 and ... b5 (the reason for 1O ... Bd7!), creating the possibility of a ... b4 advance, or simply occupying the c4-square
does it read ...creating the possibility of simply occupying ....?
does it read ...creating the possibility of simply occupying ....?
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yes, the comma after "advance" is both unnecessary and confusingsoheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:27 amBlack can continue with ... Na5 and ... b5 (the reason for 1O ... Bd7!), creating the possibility of a ... b4 advance, or simply occupying the c4-square
does it read ...creating the possibility of simply occupying ....?
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What's the difference between saying 'White was quite helpful' and 'White was nicely helpful' or 'White was in a good way helpful'?
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Your question about holes: the entity that creates holes is the act of white's playing a3.
Your question about helpfulness: "quite" here simply modifies the intensity of the helpfulness, and doesn't speak to the manner of it.
Your question about "the rule": I think we may be looking at definition 2a here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule
Your question about helpfulness: "quite" here simply modifies the intensity of the helpfulness, and doesn't speak to the manner of it.
Your question about "the rule": I think we may be looking at definition 2a here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule
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Any difference between
I have reasonable possibilities of an attack in the future.
and
I have reasonable chances of an attack in the future.
I have reasonable possibilities of an attack in the future.
and
I have reasonable chances of an attack in the future.