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their continued existence

English translation: Life would be terrible without the product

05:33 Jan 23, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: their continued existence
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A true salesman convinces customers that their continued existence would be incontrovertibly compromised without the said product.
their = customers' ? continued existence?
Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 16:59
Selected answer:Life would be terrible without the product
Explanation:
i.e. if you want to live a decent life, you simply have to buy that product.
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Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 16:59
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5 +5Life would be terrible without the product
Lincoln Hui


  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Life would be terrible without the product


Explanation:
i.e. if you want to live a decent life, you simply have to buy that product.

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 16:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot, Lincoln!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  acetran
0 min
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
1 hr
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
4 hrs
agree  philgoddard: I think the implication of this rather pompous sentence is that they would die without the product. That's why it says "continued".
10 hrs
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