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'The expedition failed entirely to accomplish this aim' makes it sound like they were close but lost out on a technicality. 'The expedition utterly failed to accomplish this aim' would be a better description of what happened Modest Genius 10:34, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- I don't believe that it does: the adverb entirely in this sentence qualifies the verb failed, not accomplish. If a change is to be made, it would only be because some readers are not used to this construction, not because the phrasing is inaccurate. Kevin McE (talk) 10:59, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- The second version is a much easier read, even if no more correct almost-instinct 11:04, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Maybe there's a technicality of grammar, but to me 'failed entirely to accomplish' means 'failed to accomplish in its entirety', and I'm sure it does to others too. In fact I can't think of a sentence in that form that would make sense and avoid ambiguity, at least for an adverb which could modify either: went quickly to play? persuaded carefully to follow? Modest Genius 11:47, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- To me 'entirely' could only be qualifying 'failed' and not 'accomplish' in that sentence, but if there are dialects of English (including presumably the one Modest speaks) in which it could mean either then I don't see any harm in swapping the order to 'entirely failed'. Olaf Davis | Talk 13:56, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- At first sight, I take the "entirely" to qualify "failed", but it could qualify "accomplish" - without a longer specimen of text it is impossible to say which usage is intended, and so the current wording is, in my opinion, ambiguous and should be amended. DuncanHill (talk) 14:06, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- To me 'entirely' could only be qualifying 'failed' and not 'accomplish' in that sentence, but if there are dialects of English (including presumably the one Modest speaks) in which it could mean either then I don't see any harm in swapping the order to 'entirely failed'. Olaf Davis | Talk 13:56, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Maybe there's a technicality of grammar, but to me 'failed entirely to accomplish' means 'failed to accomplish in its entirety', and I'm sure it does to others too. In fact I can't think of a sentence in that form that would make sense and avoid ambiguity, at least for an adverb which could modify either: went quickly to play? persuaded carefully to follow? Modest Genius 11:47, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- The second version is a much easier read, even if no more correct almost-instinct 11:04, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
"an 800 miles (1,300 km) open boat journey in the James Caird, and the first crossing of South Georgia" is incorrect. Because the length of the trip is being used as an adjective here, it should be singular: "an 800 mile open boat journey". It's correct in the article text, but incorrect on the main page. Cheers! Esrever 15:23, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
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