Help (please) Hi, Could you please help me? 1) About the glitches in a game, Should you say "I played the 1.3 version of the game on moderate first time. Then I played it on crushing, but I didn't

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Help (please) Hi, Could you please help me? 1) About the glitches in a game, Should you say "I played the 1.3 version of the game on moderate first time. Then I played it on crushing, but I didn't get any trophies, because said I had completed chapter 6 on moderate, and not on crushing. I couldn't stomach another entire crushing playthrough FOR IT (the game) TO DO the same thing so I rolled back to the version 1.0" OR "(...) Then I played it on crushing, but I didn't get any trophies, because said I had completed chapter 6 on moderate, and not on crushing. I couldn't stomach another entire crushing play through only TO HAVE IT (the game) DO the same thing so I rolled back to the version 1.0" FOR IT TO DO OR TO HAVE IT DO? 2) Should I use by or in here? TV shows are really pushing the envelope by/in showing so much sex and violence. They are pushing the envelope in/by using only new fabrics for winter clothing. Please, I need your help! Thank you!

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Help (please)

Hi,

Could you please help me?

1) About the glitches in a game, Should you say

"I played the 1.3 version of the game on moderate the first time. Then I played it on crushing, but I didn't get any trophies. because It said I had completed chapter 6 on moderate, and not on crushing. I couldn't stomach another entire crushing playthrough crushing FOR IT (the game) TO DO the same thing, so I rolled back to the version 1.0"
OR
"(...) Then I played it on crushing, but I didn't get any trophies. because It said I had completed chapter 6 on moderate, and not on crushing. I couldn't stomach another entire crushing playthrough only TO HAVE IT (the game) DO the same thing, so I rolled back to the version 1.0"

FOR IT TO DO OR TO HAVE IT DO? Either is fine. It is a matter of personal preference.

2) Should I use by or in here? According to the internet, it looks like the first should be "by" and the second "in." However, most American's will be able to understand you if you use either preposition. Most people use these prepositions interchangeably.

TV shows are really pushing the envelope by/in showing so much sex and violence.
They are pushing the envelope in/by using only new fabrics for winter clothing.

Please, I need your help!

Thank you!

Help (please)

Hi,

Could you please help me?

1) About the glitches in a game, Should you say

"I played the 1.3 version of the game on moderate first time. Then I played it on crushing, but I didn't get any trophies, because it said I had completed chapter 6 on moderate, and not on crushing. I couldn't stomach another entire crushing playthrough FOR IT (the game) TO DO the same thing so I rolled back to the version 1.0"
OR
"(...) Then I played it on crushing, but I didn't get any trophies, because said I had completed chapter 6 on moderate, and not on crushing. I couldn't stomach another entire crushing play through only TO HAVE IT (the game) DO the same thing so I rolled back to the version 1.0"

I must say, I disagree with Daniel. I think the second one is more polished. I notice you have used the word "only" just before the capitals, which is great. This format is quite common in situations where you put a lot of effort into something only to be disappointed.

We went all the way to the shop at the end of town, only to find they didn't sell what we wanted

I waited at the stage door for hours, only to find the band had left by the main gate

I played the whole level again, only to have it do the same thing (or "only to have the same thing happen")

I'm from the UK though, and this might be a region-specific question. Maybe Americans wouldn't say this...?

FOR IT TO DO OR TO HAVE IT DO?

2) Should I use by or in here?
TV shows are really pushing the envelope by/in showing so much sex and violence.
They are pushing the envelope in/by using only new fabrics for winter clothing.

Hm.... I think either is OK. I feel as though "by" sounds more active. In other words, they have deliberately chosen to do it that way in order to push the envelope" whereas "in" might just mean they have chosen to do it that way and the end result has (perhaps unexpectedly) pushed the envelope and gone beyond anything previous encountered.

Please, I need your help!

Thank you!

The fact that these questions are so hard to answer is a good indicator that your level of English is extremely advanced, so well done!

I am sorry. I meant "to have it do" not "to to have it do".

"...for it to do the same thing again" is much better than "to have it to do".

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