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Originally Posted by xanana Hello,
I saw this sentence, on a big advert in a train station advertising a cable car service: Quote: |
Wonder why people climb mountains, when it's safer to be asleep at home.
| When I read the sentence; I thought it could mean two things: - (a) He/she is amazed at daredevil mountaineers who risk their lives and the comfort of home to summit mountains.
(b) He/she is offering an answer to the question: do you want to know why people climb mountains ?
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I think the answer is more likely to be your second choice.
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Note that the backdrop of this sentence is a picture of the summit of the cablecar service. Do you think there's anything wrong with this sentence ? If yes, how would it be corrected to convey the meaning in (b)
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I don't see anything wrong with the sentence. Perhaps it means that riding the cable car would be an adventure.
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