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dalehileman #172445 01/08/08 06:56 PM
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"It was a toy Court that obtained there."

That is certainly one of the funniest-sounding and annoying sentences I've ever seen. And if it sounds funny, the hell with it.

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that obtained there or 'toy Court'?

-joe (or just the juxtaposition) friday

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Thanks for the link that shows different settings for the word.

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tsu: Agreed; however, it might have been ok to say, "A Toy court obtained there"


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Originally Posted By: tsuwm
that obtained there or 'toy Court'?

-joe (or just the juxtaposition) friday


The sentence in its totality is stylistically repugnant.

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Could you explain why? This is an ancient Court where the people in charge are not aware of the fact that the power they think they have is only a puppet kind of power.

I liked this compact sentence once I understood the meaning of "obtain".

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Originally Posted By: BranShea
Could you explain why? This is an ancient Court where the people in charge are not aware of the fact that the power they think they have is only a puppet kind of power.

I liked this compact sentence once I understood the meaning of "obtain".


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Of course.

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I still don't understand it.


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It was a toy (adjective) Court that obtained there.
This Court did not know how completey it was manipulated by rulers stronger than them, who were shrewed enough to give them the feeling they were acting by their own ideas and authority.
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