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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:29 am Post subject: anytime |
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| Although not easy to calculate, the odds of most synchronous events are preposterous. Anytime two people meet and discover that they have the same name or phone number, the odds are millions to one against their encounter. Yet this occasionally happens, and the simple explanation—that they were meant to meet—makes more sense than random numbers, but it isn't scientific. In spiritual reality, however, literally everything happens because it is meant to. The world is a meaningful place; everyone is working out their own lives' purpose. At synchronous moments, you get a peek at just how connected your life is, how completely woven into the infinite tapestry of existence. |
1. Could you paraphrase the underlined part?
2. In the underlined part 'anytime' seems to be wrong, instead of 'anytime' 'every time' seems correct. Am I right? Please tell me.
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IanT
Joined: 13 Sep 2012
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Location: Spain
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| Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:46 am Post subject: |
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1. If two people meet, and discover they have the same name or phone number, the probability of this is very very low.
2. Both would be OK, but anytime is more natural. The meaning is like: "take any example from the many times this happens and you'll find..."
"Whenever" would be a close synonym here.
Hope helps,
Ian
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