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Q: Tenses in Relative Clauses

b.eastI know the SOT rule and how to apply it to object clauses, but I have some confusion about the appropriate tense in a relative clause. For example, in the sentences below, which interpretation is right? I will see the girl that is walking. Is walking now, or can it be either now or si...

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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
09:06
> The suspension of PBMC cells was collected from the culture flasks into a sterile tube and centrifuged for 5 minutes at 200 g. (I wonder if one must use a space to separate the number from the g letter)
 
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ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
11:34
hi
The Raiders of Las Vegas
The Raiders of Las Vegas
11:49
hello
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
12:01
can some one explain me about this line in simple language (bad english speaker)
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."
The Raiders of Las Vegas
The Raiders of Las Vegas
What do you think it means?
Hint: what does "foolproof" mean? @ɹɐqʞɐzoɹǝɟ
@ɹɐqʞɐzoɹǝɟ are you still there?
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
hi , can you please explain what you've understood, i didnt understood anything and confused
The Raiders of Las Vegas
The Raiders of Las Vegas
No problem...let's begin with what "foolproof" means.
It means that even a fool could not use it wrong.
Think of other words that end in "-proof" like waterproof, soundproof, etc.
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
12:19
yeah
" ingenuity of complete fools"
is he saying underestimating all fools ?
The Raiders of Las Vegas
The Raiders of Las Vegas
Yes, do not underestimate fools.
You may think that nobody, even a complete fool, can get this wrong. But fools will find a way.
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
does it mean he is not a fool !
The Raiders of Las Vegas
The Raiders of Las Vegas
Sort of.
He is a designer.
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ɹɐqʞɐ zoɹǝɟ
oh okay thank you :)
The Raiders of Las Vegas
The Raiders of Las Vegas
no problem, thanks for asking :)
 
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parvin
parvin
14:54
hi ! what expression or grammar would we use to indicate the number of times we do sth until we get what we want?
some thing like : I did it so much that...
or : I do it as much to get what i want
M.A.R.
M.A.R.
@parvin Hi, your first choice is correct, but I'm not sure if it conveys what you want.
I think you should explain more what you're trying to say
Hello @ɹɐqʞɐzoɹǝɟ! Welcome to our chat!
@ɹɐqʞɐzoɹǝɟ if something is fool proof, fools can't break it. The author of that sentence says that fools will break things no matter how good you make them.
parvin
parvin
@M.A.R. yes the sentence "I did it so much that..." indicates to some thing negative, like you did it too much for getting what you want or you did it too much so that some thing bad has happened.
what I want is to say this in some other forms : " I flipped the coin a number of times , until I saw a head, then I stopped."
M.A.R.
M.A.R.
@parvin just "until" works then: "I flipped the coin until I got heads"
parvin
parvin
15:16
i see
parvin
parvin
15:41
guys is this correct?

Let X be the random variable denotes the number of white balls before taking out the first black ball.

shouldn't it use "denoting" instead of "denote" ?
M.A.R.
M.A.R.
@parvin you don't need to ask in both rooms. Just choose the one that's active if you want a quick answer
parvin
parvin
ok
CowperKettle
CowperKettle
16:10
Happy Petrichor, fellow overflowers!
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
18:37
Good night, fellow overflowers
 
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Anonymous
20:02
Good morning, fellow overflowers! :-)
Anonymous
I say, even though it's afternoon here.
Anonymous
@parvin Yes, it should be denoting.
skullpatrol
skullpatrol
Flowers?
Anonymous
I like to think it's pronounced like over- + flowers rather than overflow + -ers :-)
Catija
Catija
20:23
Or overflovians.
That makes me laugh.

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