On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:04 AM, Ed Murphy wrote:
>>> (I believe each of these costs 1 ruble)
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>> I don't think this clearly indicates an attempt to pay a ruble.
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> Why would I point out the cost of my own action without attempting
> (possibly implicitly) to pay it?
Parenthetical remarks don't usually alter the meaning of things,
especially (but not only) since it's unclear whether you meant "I pay
1 ruble (possibly unnecessarily) to submit a proposal" or "If
necessary, I pay 1 ruble to submit a proposal". In lieu of clearly
expressed intent, I interpret it as the literal "I believe these cost
1 ruble and thus fail".
not trying to bug you here, just my best interpretation.
