"Failure is not an option"

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	Hly2004  #162206  Thu, 24 Nov 05 04:46 PM   (1)A general said:" I'll have you take the mission,and Failure is not an option" meaning: "you  must suceed " (2)A man said "I really tried and failure is not an option,if it were,then you just don't choose to fail" meaning: no one really want to fail, which one is correct? and if neither of them is correct,what's the meaning?    Hly2004 Joined on Sun, Nov 20 2005 Regular Member (717)

	nona the brit  #162211  Thu, 24 Nov 05 05:15 PM 1 makes sense. 2 does not quite make sense.    nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member (11,430) The name says it all.

	Hly2004  #162215  Thu, 24 Nov 05 05:17 PM Thank you!    Hly2004

	pieanne  #162220  Thu, 24 Nov 05 05:40 PM I agree with Nona. But it is "succeed". Typo, I guess...    pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member (7,512) I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	nona the brit  #162253  Thu, 24 Nov 05 07:43 PM You are mixing up past and present tenses too much in 2, and it seems to contradict itself as well.    nona the brit
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