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Marcio_Osorio · 04-20-2008, 01:10 AM

"The idea seems to have been that a nick was a narrow and precise marker, so that if something was in the nick it was precisely where it should be."

I picked this up while perusing the World Wide Words website. I attempted to translate it into E-P as follows:

"[The word] Nick conveyed the idea of a narrow and precise marker..." and then silence as I struggled for words to complement it.

Can the forum members and users please help me with it?

04-20-2008, 01:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Marcio_Osorio Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Posts: 171	Can't convincingly render it into E-Prime "The idea seems to have been that a nick was a narrow and precise marker, so that if something was in the nick it was precisely where it should be." I picked this up while perusing the World Wide Words website. I attempted to translate it into E-P as follows: "[The word] Nick conveyed the idea of a narrow and precise marker..." and then silence as I struggled for words to complement it. Can the forum members and users please help me with it?