Correctly
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- True to an extent in all versions, because unless your grasp of geometry is at PhD level, you won't be able to precisely predict the trajectory of or aim the ball correctly every time.
Source: Video Game / Arkanoid -
However, they forget that whether the Oath is taken correctly at precisely twelve noon or not, the President-elect automatically becomes President at precisely noon on Inauguration Day, so the whole thing is moot.
Source: Useful Notes / Barack Obama -
In James Clavell's Shogun, the stranded English sailor, James Blackthorne, becomes "Anjin-san" precisely because of this; his name is impossible for Japanese to pronounce correctly.
Source: Japanese Ranguage
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