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Terr3 Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
a grim deadline
'a grim deadline'
what does 'grim' mean in here, ghastly like a close to death? a tight deadline?
Thanks in advance -Terr
what does 'grim' mean in here, ghastly like a close to death? a tight deadline?
Thanks in advance -Terr
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Terr, can you use the full sentence? Something bad is going to happen at the deadline? For example, in a hostage situation - you have until noon tomorrow to meet our demands, or we kill another hostage.
- Terr, can you use the full sentence?
- Something bad is going to happen at the deadline?
- For example, in a hostage situation - you have until noon tomorrow to meet our demands, or we kill another hostage.
- That would make noon a grim deadline.
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Terr, can you use the full sentence?
Something bad is going to happen at the deadline? For example, in a hostage situation - you have until noon tomorrow to meet our demands, or we kill another hostage. That would make noon a grim deadline.
Something bad is going to happen at the deadline? For example, in a hostage situation - you have until noon tomorrow to meet our demands, or we kill another hostage. That would make noon a grim deadline.
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Hi Grammar Geek!
Unfortunately I've forgotten the original line, it was a line from an x-file episode, as far as I could vaguely remember there was urge to resolve something on their hand before the deadline, I think you've got it right, he was meant to say something bad is going to happen if they dont meet the deadline. As matter of fact, now that i think of it, all deadline should be a
Unfortunately I've forgotten the original line, it was a line from an x-file episode, as far as I could vaguely remember there was urge to resolve something on their hand before the deadline, I think you've got it right, he was meant to say something bad is going to happen if they dont meet the deadline. As matter of fact, now that i think of it, all deadline should be a
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