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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
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Three people including a sheriff are talking about a certain murder.
The sheriff says he knew that that person hadn't killed herself.
Someone else says that he (the sheriff) never mentioned that he believed that the girl was murdered. (They thought he came to the conclusion that she commited suicide)
Then the sheriff replied: That's because I didn't know who killed her. Or why. Figured it had to be somebody local. Might as well let the murderer think I'm a clueless country bumpkin. He might make a mistake, and it lets me snoop around under the radar too.
Does that sentence say that he wanted the murderer think he was a country bumpkin or something else. I'm not quite sure what he's trying to say here?
And then he adds that the murderer might make a mistake and he could quietly investigate into the matter.
I understand these 2 sentences, but somehow the meaning of them eludes me. They're not quite clear to me?
Three people including a sheriff are talking about a certain murder.
The sheriff says he knew that that person hadn't killed herself.
Someone else says that he (the sheriff) never mentioned that he believed that the girl was murdered. (They thought he came to the conclusion that she commited suicide)
Then the sheriff replied: That's because I didn't know who killed her. Or why. Figured it had to be somebody local. Might as well let the murderer think I'm a clueless country bumpkin. He might make a mistake, and it lets me snoop around under the radar too.
Does that sentence say that he wanted the murderer think he was a country bumpkin or something else. I'm not quite sure what he's trying to say here?
And then he adds that the murderer might make a mistake and he could quietly investigate into the matter.
I understand these 2 sentences, but somehow the meaning of them eludes me. They're not quite clear to me?
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Newguest Does that sentence say that he wanted the murderer think he was a country bumpkin or something else. Yes, because the murderer is more likely to make a mistake if he/she (the murderer) thinks that the sheriff isn't very bright. And that will give the sheriff more room to snoop around unnoticed (under the radar).
- Newguest Does that sentence say that he wanted the murderer think he was a country bumpkin or something else.
- Yes, because the murderer is more likely to make a mistake if he/she (the murderer) thinks that the sheriff isn't very bright.
- And that will give the sheriff more room to snoop around unnoticed (under the radar).
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Newguest Does that sentence say that he wanted the murderer think he was a country bumpkin or something else.
Yes, because the murderer is more likely to make a mistake if he/she (the murderer) thinks that the sheriff isn't very bright. And that will give the sheriff more room to snoop around unnoticed (under the radar).
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But does: Might as well let the murderer think ... mean that "I wanted him to think ..." or something a bit different?
But does: Might as well let the murderer think ... mean that "I wanted him to think ..." or something a bit different?
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NewguestHi But does: Might as well let the murderer think ... mean that "I wanted him to think ..." or something a bit different?
It means that the sheriff thought that it was probably better to let the murderer think that he (the sheriff) was a country bumpkin than not (let him/her think that).
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