Globalization is a double-edged sword...

[yanx]

Hi,

Can someone give me a couple of sentence patterns that have the same meaning or play the same role in a sentence like "Globalization is a double-edged sword, it cuts both ways"? Thank you!!!

 

[Tdol]

It has positive and negative aspects- you can, for example, get cheap products, but you may lose your job.

 

[yanx]

It has positive and negative aspects- you can, for example, get cheap products, but you may lose your job.

Thanks!:-D

 

[Rover_KE]

Note the corrected punctuation of the quoted sentence:

"Globalization is a double-edged sword: it cuts both ways."

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[BobK]

Hi,

Can someone give me a couple of sentence patterns that have the same meaning or play the same role in a sentence like "Globalization is a double-edged sword, it cuts both ways"? Thank you!!!

Another pattern, which doesn't work so well with globalization, is 'X is two way street'.

Another one, not meaning quite the same, is 'You've got to [learn to] take the rough with the smooth.'

b

 

[yanx]

Another pattern, which doesn't work so well with globalization, is 'X is two way street'.

Another one, not meaning quite the same, is 'You've got to [learn to] take the rough with the smooth.'

b

Thanks!! You gave me another choice..

X is a two-way street, seems to be used only in describing the relationships between two poeple. For example, Trust is a two-way street.. Did I understand it correctly?

 

[BobK]

:up: Well put! ( except for the 'people' bit (note the spelling)). It doesn't have to be people; it could be between organizations or countries - 'Trade is a two-way street. Devaluing your currency makes exports cheaper, but it also makes imports more expensive.' But yes, there has to be a relationship. ;-)

b