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Experts comments needed! - Query from FOX News

by GmatKiss » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:35 am
Below is a segment from Fox news,

The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn't seen since World War II. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns. The waves inundated the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, triggering the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

is "entire towns" correct!
How about using "the towns/all towns" instead of "entire towns"

If it had been a single town affected, then it would be perfect to mention "the entire town".
Please comment!

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by saketk » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:45 am
GmatKiss wrote:Below is a segment from Fox news,

The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn't seen since World War II. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns. The waves inundated the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, triggering the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

is "entire towns" correct!
How about using "the towns/all towns" instead of "entire towns"

If it had been a single town affected, then it would be perfect to mention "the entire town".
Please comment!

TIA,
GK


All towns will mean that all towns of JAPAN.. But the intended meaning is that TSUNAMI destroyed those towns entirely that came in tsunami's reach.

The towns will also not convey the intended meaning. Read this: -- Tsunami destroyed the towns (this does not give me any additional but relevant information about the towns destroyed)

Now read this -- Tsunami destroyed entire towns (this gives me important information that the towns that were destroyed, were destroyed COMPLETELY)
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by aspirant2011 » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:10 am
saketk wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Below is a segment from Fox news,

The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn't seen since World War II. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns. The waves inundated the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, triggering the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

is "entire towns" correct!
How about using "the towns/all towns" instead of "entire towns"

If it had been a single town affected, then it would be perfect to mention "the entire town".
Please comment!

TIA,
GK


All towns will mean that all towns of JAPAN.. But the intended meaning is that TSUNAMI destroyed those towns entirely that came in tsunami's reach.

The towns will also not convey the intended meaning. Read this: -- Tsunami destroyed the towns (this does not give me any additional but relevant information about the towns destroyed)

Now read this -- Tsunami destroyed entire towns (this gives me important information that the towns that were destroyed, were destroyed COMPLETELY)
Hi Saketk,

Can you clarify on meaning of wiped out, doesn't it mean to destroy completely? If yes, then why do we require entire towns?
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by saketk » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:53 am
aspirant2011 wrote:
saketk wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Below is a segment from Fox news,

The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn't seen since World War II. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns. The waves inundated the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, triggering the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

is "entire towns" correct!
How about using "the towns/all towns" instead of "entire towns"

If it had been a single town affected, then it would be perfect to mention "the entire town".
Please comment!

TIA,
GK


All towns will mean that all towns of JAPAN.. But the intended meaning is that TSUNAMI destroyed those towns entirely that came in tsunami's reach.

The towns will also not convey the intended meaning. Read this: -- Tsunami destroyed the towns (this does not give me any additional but relevant information about the towns destroyed)

Now read this -- Tsunami destroyed entire towns (this gives me important information that the towns that were destroyed, were destroyed COMPLETELY)
Hi Saketk,

Can you clarify on meaning of wiped out, doesn't it mean to destroy completely? If yes, then why do we require entire towns?
Do you see any difference in these two sentences..

1) tsunami wiped out one third of the area of city X
2) tsunami wiped out the entire city X
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by aspirant2011 » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:56 am
saketk wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
saketk wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Below is a segment from Fox news,

The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn't seen since World War II. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns. The waves inundated the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, triggering the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

is "entire towns" correct!
How about using "the towns/all towns" instead of "entire towns"

If it had been a single town affected, then it would be perfect to mention "the entire town".
Please comment!

TIA,
GK


All towns will mean that all towns of JAPAN.. But the intended meaning is that TSUNAMI destroyed those towns entirely that came in tsunami's reach.

The towns will also not convey the intended meaning. Read this: -- Tsunami destroyed the towns (this does not give me any additional but relevant information about the towns destroyed)

Now read this -- Tsunami destroyed entire towns (this gives me important information that the towns that were destroyed, were destroyed COMPLETELY)
Hi Saketk,

Can you clarify on meaning of wiped out, doesn't it mean to destroy completely? If yes, then why do we require entire towns?
Do you see any difference in these two sentences..

1) tsunami wiped out one third of the area of city X
2) tsunami wiped out the entire city X
Ok agreed to you......but what does the below sentence mean

tsunami wiped out town X?
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by saketk » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:43 pm
aspirant2011 wrote:
saketk wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
saketk wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Below is a segment from Fox news,

The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn't seen since World War II. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns. The waves inundated the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, triggering the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

is "entire towns" correct!
How about using "the towns/all towns" instead of "entire towns"

If it had been a single town affected, then it would be perfect to mention "the entire town".
Please comment!

TIA,
GK


All towns will mean that all towns of JAPAN.. But the intended meaning is that TSUNAMI destroyed those towns entirely that came in tsunami's reach.

The towns will also not convey the intended meaning. Read this: -- Tsunami destroyed the towns (this does not give me any additional but relevant information about the towns destroyed)

Now read this -- Tsunami destroyed entire towns (this gives me important information that the towns that were destroyed, were destroyed COMPLETELY)
Hi Saketk,

Can you clarify on meaning of wiped out, doesn't it mean to destroy completely? If yes, then why do we require entire towns?
Do you see any difference in these two sentences..

1) tsunami wiped out one third of the area of city X
2) tsunami wiped out the entire city X
Ok agreed to you......but what does the below sentence mean

tsunami wiped out town X?
That is also correct. The word 'Entire' is used here to put emphasis as we use the word 'ONLY' at many places to put emphasis. All I am saying is the usage of the word is correct and the word maintains the intended meaning.
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:52 am
saketk wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
saketk wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
saketk wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Below is a segment from Fox news,

The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn't seen since World War II. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns. The waves inundated the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, triggering the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

is "entire towns" correct!
How about using "the towns/all towns" instead of "entire towns"

If it had been a single town affected, then it would be perfect to mention "the entire town".
Please comment!

TIA,
GK


All towns will mean that all towns of JAPAN.. But the intended meaning is that TSUNAMI destroyed those towns entirely that came in tsunami's reach.

The towns will also not convey the intended meaning. Read this: -- Tsunami destroyed the towns (this does not give me any additional but relevant information about the towns destroyed)

Now read this -- Tsunami destroyed entire towns (this gives me important information that the towns that were destroyed, were destroyed COMPLETELY)
Hi Saketk,

Can you clarify on meaning of wiped out, doesn't it mean to destroy completely? If yes, then why do we require entire towns?
Do you see any difference in these two sentences..

1) tsunami wiped out one third of the area of city X
2) tsunami wiped out the entire city X
Ok agreed to you......but what does the below sentence mean

tsunami wiped out town X?
That is also correct. The word 'Entire' is used here to put emphasis as we use the word 'ONLY' at many places to put emphasis. All I am saying is the usage of the word is correct and the word maintains the intended meaning.
Is there any difference between the sentence which I wrote & the usage of the word entire?
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by saketk » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:49 am
Ok, let's use the original sentence -
The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns.

The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out towns.


DO you see the difference?
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:52 am
saketk wrote:Ok, let's use the original sentence -
The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns.

The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out towns.


DO you see the difference?

Ya Saketk,

Got it, thanks a lot :)
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by gmatblood » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:55 am
Can you guys pls help me to understand what's the take away here!

Thanks.
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:14 am
gmatblood wrote:Can you guys pls help me to understand what's the take away here!

Thanks.
when we are using the word entire then it's modifying the thing completely

for example: the entire city got ruined

without the usage of word entire the meaning changes for example

the city got ruined --------- it can be possible that some parts of the city are still in healthy state
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