Fixing Lantern Description
A minor nitpick of course. The lantern description says:
"Nocturnal by nature, modern beavers do feel a little anxious when it's dark."
If beavers are nocturnal...wouldn't they NOT feel anxious in the dark, as it's natural?
Potential fixes:
"While nocturnal by nature, modern beavers don't mind a bit of extra light when it's dark."
"While largely nocturnal by nature, modern beavers do feel a little anxious when it's dark."
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28 Mar, '24
PrepperPupHighlighted comment
In this context, "do" would be used to have the "feel anxious" apply to the beavers- making it a contradiction to "nocturnal." Not sure the exact rule- even as a native speaker the rules of English is a nightmare compared to some other languages. -
28 Mar, '24
Gin Fuyou AdminNot that fluent English speaker but I thought "do" acts as contraposition (or what is the right term) here.
E.g. without it I'd agree with you. -
12 Jul, '24
ShuIt could go both way's, however the contradicting version would need some form of irony or sarcasm indication. the easy solution would be to change "Nocturnal" to "Diurnal" and make the statement correct.