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Indeed. Duly noted. I'm not a native speaker, but it seems to me that the comment still works - "won over" as neutral form of implying that government got what
by DuncanIdaho 16y ago
Indeed.
Duly noted. I'm not a native speaker, but it seems to me that the comment still works - "won over" as neutral form of implying that government got what it wanted in contrast to "won, over" that implies negative connotation of the same deed.
- randallsquared 16y agoThe sentence does make sense either way -- both in the "government won, and citizens lost" and "government convinced the citizens of its position" senses. I just wasn't sure if you meant it both ways. :)