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Old 31-Oct-2006, 21:50
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Default Re: refer to etc.

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Originally Posted by jiang View Post
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Dear Tdol,
Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I understand No.1 and the first part of No.2. But I don't understand the latter part of the sentence 'as there's nothing courageous about moving forward when you're not afraid'. Could you please kindly explain this part?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance.

Jiang
That's a good point, but "if" in that construction is a bit less certain than "though" about the fear. There would be less courage if one was not afraid.
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