keannu
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- Dec 27, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Korean
- Home Country
- South Korea
- Current Location
- South Korea
It not the grammar used here but the situation that I don't understand. I have worked even for Canadian companies, but I have never experienced dark offices. Do they turn off lights to see computer screens better? I can't get what kind of situation it is here.
pp41)Years ago the staff of our newspaper was on big happy family. We mixed freely with each other, exchanging gossip and ideas. All of this stimulated creativity and we showed each other our stories. Everyone knew everybody else's business. We used each other's pens, drank coffee from look-alike cups and read each other's press releases. Then came the computer and the lights went out- rooms were darkened to make it easier for people to read the material on their screens. Staff members locked themselves in their small offices, cut off from the outside world. Editors no longer discussed stories with each other. They corrected stories on the screen without ever seeing the reporter who had worked on them.
pp41)Years ago the staff of our newspaper was on big happy family. We mixed freely with each other, exchanging gossip and ideas. All of this stimulated creativity and we showed each other our stories. Everyone knew everybody else's business. We used each other's pens, drank coffee from look-alike cups and read each other's press releases. Then came the computer and the lights went out- rooms were darkened to make it easier for people to read the material on their screens. Staff members locked themselves in their small offices, cut off from the outside world. Editors no longer discussed stories with each other. They corrected stories on the screen without ever seeing the reporter who had worked on them.