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Hi friends, Do both of these sentences make sense and mean the same thing?
1. I have to talk to you in this position so that I have a good wifi signal.
2. I have to talk to you in this pose so that I have a good wifi signal.
Aug 11, 2021 9:08 AM
Answers · 10
They both make sense but "pose" is usually used to refer to a position you stay in without moving, while "position" could mean that you are moving. "Pose" also suggests something that's a little more intentional and something done for its own sake, like something you would do in front of a camera or an audience.
Both sentences sound like you are standing or sitting awkwardly just so that you can get a signal, but "position" is probably the more correct word to use here. Of course, if you are standing in a position that looks like you were posing for a picture, and someone asked you why you were doing that, then "pose" would be correct here, even if you didn't do it for that reason.
August 11, 2021
Both are correct but maybe a little awkward. I would say: my wifi connection is bad. Sitting here helps the connection.
August 11, 2021
Strike the pose like Madonna in Material Girl i.e. make like an elephant, or a make like a fish
Sit in a comfortable position: back straight; head up; shoulder back
August 11, 2021
No position has to do with place whilst pose refers to the way you are standing there, perhaps with your hand on your hip.
August 11, 2021
I think pose and position are not the same in this sentence. Position means the location you are in, but pose means the way you are waiting there :D
August 11, 2021
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien), English, Indonesian, Malay, Russian
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