Intense focus can get in the worthlessness in a field of jazz because it requires spontaneity.
The phrase "get in the worthlessness" is available?
Does this sentence make sense?
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Re: Does this sentence make sense?
I've personally never encountered this expression and am not really sure what it's supposed to mean.
In English we don't really say that expressions are "available", but that they're correct, natural or idiomatic.
lovehhii wrote:The phrase "get in the worthlessness" is available?
In English we don't really say that expressions are "available", but that they're correct, natural or idiomatic.
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Re: Does this sentence make sense?
Agreed with Saim, I've never heard this and wouldn't find it comprehensible.
I guess this is what it's trying to express: Intense focus can get in the way in the field of jazz because it requires spontaneity. "Get in the way" meaning to obstruct, to hinder, to block.
I guess this is what it's trying to express: Intense focus can get in the way in the field of jazz because it requires spontaneity. "Get in the way" meaning to obstruct, to hinder, to block.
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Re: Does this sentence make sense?
lovehhii wrote:Intense focus can get in the worthlessness in a field of jazz because it requires spontaneity.
The phrase "get in the worthlessness" is available?
This is my guess as to a better way to say this in English. Intense focus is worthless in jazz because jazz requires spontaneity.
However, I am not sure what this sentence means. I think the phrase "intense focus" needs to be explained. I would guess this what is intended: Worrying too much about playing notes correctly hinders improvisation in jazz.
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Re: Does this sentence make sense?
Count me as one more native English speaker who does not understand the sentence at all. My guess is that "worthlessness" may be a typo or the result of a spell-checker gone haywire.
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