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19-Apr-2004, 10:30
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What is the meaning of the sentence "It kept on crashing for me!"?
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19-Apr-2004, 12:00
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I presume it means that the computer kept crashing (when it stops working). Without more context, I assume it's a computer as they are the most common things that can keep on crashing.  |
19-Apr-2004, 13:37
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Originally Posted by tdol I presume it means that the computer kept crashing (when it stops working). Without more context, I assume it's a computer as they are the most common things that can keep on crashing. | Hopefully, it wasn't a car. :wink: |
20-Apr-2004, 02:09
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Originally Posted by P. Fogg What is the meaning of the sentence "It kept on crashing for me!"?
Thank you in advance and best regards,
P. Fogg | "For me" specifies that it was crashing on your behalf; since that is unlikely, the more appropriate sentence would be:
"It kept crashing on me!" |
20-Apr-2004, 04:47
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Originally Posted by tdol I presume it means that the computer kept crashing (when it stops working). Without more context, I assume it's a computer as they are the most common things that can keep on crashing. | Hopefully, it wasn't a car. :wink: | No, it wasn´t a car. It was a computer.
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20-Apr-2004, 07:38
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You're welcome. |
20-Apr-2004, 16:02
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Originally Posted by P. Fogg Quote: |
Originally Posted by MikeNewYork Quote: |
Originally Posted by tdol I presume it means that the computer kept crashing (when it stops working). Without more context, I assume it's a computer as they are the most common things that can keep on crashing. | Hopefully, it wasn't a car. :wink: | No, it wasn´t a car. It was a computer.
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P. Fogg | You're welcome. |
20-Apr-2004, 16:04
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Originally Posted by P. Fogg What is the meaning of the sentence "It kept on crashing for me!"?
Thank you in advance and best regards,
P. Fogg | "For me" specifies that it was crashing on your behalf; since that is unlikely, the more appropriate sentence would be:
"It kept crashing on me!" | That reading of "for" is certainly possible. It is also possible to read that "for me" as "when I was using it" (as opposed to when someone else was using it"). :wink: |
20-Apr-2004, 20:39
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People often feel that a computer has a grudge against them as an individual and reserve crashes especially for them. It's a kind of anthropomorphism. |
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Originally Posted by tdol People often feel that a computer has a grudge against them as an individual and reserve crashes especially for them. It's a kind of anthropomorphism. | With some folks, it does seem to be true. :? | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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