Jun 11, 2012 13:43
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as if ..., though light be ...
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Because no man can ever feel his own identity aright except his eyes be closed; as if darkness were indeed the proper element of our essences, though light be more congenial to our clayey part.
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Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English
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United Kingdom
Proofreading, editing & localisation
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, New Zealand, British, UK, US, Australian)
Works in: English
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as if this happened, even though this is more likely to be the case
It's tricky literary English. I would gloss it thus
We're talking about things being better with the eyes closed, i.e. in the dark. So this makes the case that we operate most apppropriately in darkness, even though in fact we all know that we need light to operate our earth-bound, natural selves.
Another example might be ...
The man strapped on his wings and flew, as if air was our natural element, though earth be our real natural element.
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Note added at 8 mins (2012-06-11 13:51:27 GMT)
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My first sentence is clumsy - try
as if x happened, even though y is more likely to be the case
We're talking about things being better with the eyes closed, i.e. in the dark. So this makes the case that we operate most apppropriately in darkness, even though in fact we all know that we need light to operate our earth-bound, natural selves.
Another example might be ...
The man strapped on his wings and flew, as if air was our natural element, though earth be our real natural element.
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Note added at 8 mins (2012-06-11 13:51:27 GMT)
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My first sentence is clumsy - try
as if x happened, even though y is more likely to be the case
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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8 mins
Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
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English
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Germany
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
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12
although...
... our physical body prefers light, our spirit is more at home in darkness.
Or some such.
Or some such.
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