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Is this a natural expression?
The advent of the internet has dismantled geographical barriers.
Is this a natural expression?
The advent of the internet has dismantled geographical barriers.
The advent of the internet has dismantled geographical barriers.
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@Beluga_irishmusic
It’s a grammatically correct sentence, but I think you could be a little bit clearer about what you are saying. What, exactly, has dismantled the barriers? The Internet, or the fact that it was invented?
When you say – the advent of the Internet – you are specifically talking about a point in the past when the Internet was created and made available. It’s not the same thing as saying – the Internet which does specific things and has specific effects. I feel that a correct version of the sentence using – advent – would look like this:
The advent of the Internet has precipitated the dismantling of geographical barriers.
Do you see what I’m doing? The advent came first, the precipitation of the event, and then came the dismantling – the event.
It really does make more sense.
Now, if you simply mean that the Internet has had this affect, we can get rid of the word – advent – altogether.
The existence of the Internet has had the effect of dismantling geographical barriers.
We are not saying that the Internet personally dismantled barriers, we are saying that barriers have been dismantled because this particular thing exists.
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はい、この表現は自然な表現です。"The advent of the internet has dismantled geographical barriers."という文は、インターネットの登場によって地理的な障壁が取り除かれたことを表しています。"advent"は「到来」という意味で、ここではインターネットの登場を指しています。"dismantle"は「解体する」という意味で、ここでは地理的な障壁が取り除かれたことを表しています。この表現は、インターネットが世界中の人々をつなぎ、情報やコミュニケーションの障壁を取り除いたことを示しています。例えば、以前は地理的な距離があるためにコミュニケーションが難しかったり、情報の共有が制限されていたりしたのですが、インターネットの登場によってそれらの障壁がなくなりました。
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@Beluga_irishmusic
It’s a grammatically correct sentence, but I think you could be a little bit clearer about what you are saying. What, exactly, has dismantled the barriers? The Internet, or the fact that it was invented?
When you say – the advent of the Internet – you are specifically talking about a point in the past when the Internet was created and made available. It’s not the same thing as saying – the Internet which does specific things and has specific effects. I feel that a correct version of the sentence using – advent – would look like this:
The advent of the Internet has precipitated the dismantling of geographical barriers.
Do you see what I’m doing? The advent came first, the precipitation of the event, and then came the dismantling – the event.
It really does make more sense.
Now, if you simply mean that the Internet has had this affect, we can get rid of the word – advent – altogether.
The existence of the Internet has had the effect of dismantling geographical barriers.
We are not saying that the Internet personally dismantled barriers, we are saying that barriers have been dismantled because this particular thing exists.
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yes, it is natural. using advent sounds somewhat formal, as if you were writing a paper or giving a presentation but, if you were having a more casual conversation creation would be more likely to be used
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@isthmus_x
Thank you for your detailed explanation.
Actually this sentence was written by ChatGPT.
Sometimes I let it write some essays and read it to study English.
This sentence is related to "The Digital Revolution".
I think this topic sentence is focusing on the recent computer technology.
Because this essay starts like this "In the rapidly evolving landscape of the 21st century, technology has emerged as an omnipresent force, reshaping the way we live, work, and interact."
We can now chat with other countries on the Internet easily.
And the word "dismantle"'s meaning is to get rid of something over a period of time.
Is this nuance matched with this?
I think this vanishing barrier is a moment.
Thank you for your detailed explanation.
Actually this sentence was written by ChatGPT.
Sometimes I let it write some essays and read it to study English.
This sentence is related to "The Digital Revolution".
I think this topic sentence is focusing on the recent computer technology.
Because this essay starts like this "In the rapidly evolving landscape of the 21st century, technology has emerged as an omnipresent force, reshaping the way we live, work, and interact."
We can now chat with other countries on the Internet easily.
And the word "dismantle"'s meaning is to get rid of something over a period of time.
Is this nuance matched with this?
I think this vanishing barrier is a moment.
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@Beluga_irishmusic
I think we are in agreement – to precipitate the dismantling of barriers… Especially by using the gerund form of the verb, it suggests a process taking place over time, not something immediate.
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