@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 3 months agoWhat's a giveaway or tell that someone may be too online?message-square70fedilinkarrow-up1119file-text
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minus-square@stonerbonerlink1•3 months agoI can attempt something and succeed. Or I can attempt something and fail. Attempt does not imply it didn’t work
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-23 months agoWhile true, I think it’s because in that sentence it was unnecessary so its inclusion gives the reader the idea the “attempt” part is relevant. Idk, language is weird, but I’m not the only one who read it that way.
“attempts” implies that they couldn’t
I can attempt something and succeed. Or I can attempt something and fail. Attempt does not imply it didn’t work
While true, I think it’s because in that sentence it was unnecessary so its inclusion gives the reader the idea the “attempt” part is relevant. Idk, language is weird, but I’m not the only one who read it that way.