Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
turn into a running commentary
English answer:
I hope that, when we get into trouble, you help me out
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Ivan Niu
Jul 3, 2012 02:29
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English term
turn into a running commentary
English
Tech/Engineering
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports
Game (about battles in the outer space)
W: I will be accompanying you on this mission to ensure as much, although I will remain purely in an observational capacity.
M: Let's just hope this doesn't turn into a running commentary.
W: Well, maybe we can make this the last dangerous mission? You can't expect me to sit here worrying about you while you're out all the time flying into suns!
Would you please rephrase the second sentence? And in the last sentence, "suns"? Shouldn't it be "sun" or "the sun"? Thanks a lot!!
M: Let's just hope this doesn't turn into a running commentary.
W: Well, maybe we can make this the last dangerous mission? You can't expect me to sit here worrying about you while you're out all the time flying into suns!
Would you please rephrase the second sentence? And in the last sentence, "suns"? Shouldn't it be "sun" or "the sun"? Thanks a lot!!
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I hope that, when we get into trouble, you help me out
And it's "suns" - there are multiple missions.
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-07-03 02:39:16 GMT)
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i.e. you help, rather than just observing!
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-07-03 02:39:16 GMT)
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i.e. you help, rather than just observing!
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David Hollywood
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I hope you don't leave me all on my own
in this case
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Let's hope that we don't repeat this conversation/situation over and over
Without more context, I can't be sure, but it seems that there is a "running" joke here. Does this character (W) continually say that he is accompanying M and is going along only as an observer? I agree that "suns" is not a mistake if this is science fiction or fantasy.
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a continuous description or never ending commentary
turn into a running commentary => a continuous description or never ending commentary
a running commentary
a continuous description or explanation of things that happen, for example during a game
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/runnin...
run·ning com·men·ta·ry • n. a verbal description of events, given as they occur.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-runningcommentary.html
a running commentary
a continuous description or explanation of things that happen, for example during a game
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/runnin...
run·ning com·men·ta·ry • n. a verbal description of events, given as they occur.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-runningcommentary.html
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