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* made it more soarthurvv vart
+* Re: made it more soAthel Cornish-Bowden
|`* Re: made it more soarthurvv vart
| `- Re: made it more soAthel Cornish-Bowden
+- Re: made it more soKen Blake
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 by: arthurvv vart - Sun, 5 Jun 2022 09:03 UTC

1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made him more so.
2) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it more so.

3) 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it worse.

Which of the above sentences are grammatical and meaningful?

I think '2' isn't correct. 'It' doesn't seem to work there.

Gratefully,
Navi

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From: acorn...@imm.cnrs.fr (Athel Cornish-Bowden)
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 by: Athel Cornish-Bowden - Sun, 5 Jun 2022 10:40 UTC

On 2022-06-05 09:03:29 +0000, arthurvv vart said:

> 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made him more so.
> 2) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it more so.
>
> 3) 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it worse.
>
> Which of the above sentences are grammatical and meaningful?
>
> I think '2' isn't correct. 'It' doesn't seem to work there.

No, it doesn't. Why did you think it might?

3 is barely intelligible. What did you want it to mean?

>
> Gratefully,
> Navi

--
Athel -- French and British, living mainly in England until 1987.

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 by: arthurvv vart - Sun, 5 Jun 2022 13:10 UTC

On Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 3:40:20 AM UTC-7, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
> On 2022-06-05 09:03:29 +0000, arthurvv vart said:
>
> > 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made him more so.
> > 2) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it more so.
> >
> > 3) 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it worse.
> >
> > Which of the above sentences are grammatical and meaningful?
> >
> > I think '2' isn't correct. 'It' doesn't seem to work there.
> No, it doesn't. Why did you think it might?
>
> 3 is barely intelligible. What did you want it to mean?
>
> >
> > Gratefully,
> > Navi
>
>
> --
> Athel -- French and British, living mainly in England until 1987.

Thank you very much, Athel, for all your replies,

I meant that his being a mythical figure was a bad thing, and his death made him more of a mythical figure, thus making things worse.

Gratefully,
Navi

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 by: Athel Cornish-Bowden - Sun, 5 Jun 2022 13:31 UTC

On 2022-06-05 13:10:10 +0000, arthurvv vart said:

> On Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 3:40:20 AM UTC-7, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>> On 2022-06-05 09:03:29 +0000, arthurvv vart said:
>>
>>> 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made him more so.
>>> 2) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it more so.
>>>
>>> 3) 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it worse.
>>>
>>> Which of the above sentences are grammatical and meaningful?
>>>
>>> I think '2' isn't correct. 'It' doesn't seem to work there.
>> No, it doesn't. Why did you think it might?
>>
>> 3 is barely intelligible. What did you want it to mean?
>>
>>>
>>> Gratefully,
>>> Navi
>>
>>
>> --
>> Athel -- French and British, living mainly in England until 1987.
>
> Thank you very much, Athel, for all your replies,
>
> I meant that his being a mythical figure was a bad thing, and his death
> made him more of a mythical figure, thus making things worse.

If that was what you meant, that was what you needed to say. I have the
feeling I've lade similar comments before -- perhaps 329 times.

--
Athel -- French and British, living mainly in England until 1987.

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 by: Ken Blake - Sun, 5 Jun 2022 15:24 UTC

On Sun, 5 Jun 2022 02:03:29 -0700 (PDT), arthurvv vart
<arthurvarr@gmail.com> wrote:

>1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made him more so.
>2) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it more so.
>
>3) 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it worse.
>
>Which of the above sentences are grammatical and meaningful?

1. Not 2 and not 3.

>I think '2' isn't correct. 'It' doesn't seem to work there.
>
>Gratefully,
>Navi

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 by: henh...@gmail.com - Sun, 5 Jun 2022 17:15 UTC

On Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 2:03:32 AM UTC-7, arthurvv vart wrote:
> 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made him more so.
> 2) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it more so.
>
> 3) 1) Jim Morrison was already a mythical figure, and his death made it worse.
>
> Which of the above sentences are grammatical and meaningful?
>
> I think '2' isn't correct. 'It' doesn't seem to work there.
>
> Gratefully,
> Navi

i think all 3 (below) are grammatical and meaningful:

1) Watson was already a controversial figure, and his latest remark made him more so.
2) Watson was already a controversial figure, and his latest remark made it more so.
3) Watson was already a controversial figure, and his latest remark made it worse.

>>> DNA pioneer James Watson stripped of honors after racist ...https://www.usatoday.com
Jan 13, 2019 — Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has been stripped of his honorary titles at the laboratory he once led after doubling down on ... ..............

— The renowned scientist has a long history of controversial commentary on not only race, but issues spanning gender, religion and sexuality.

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