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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

A little gentle persuation

Hello,

Could you tell me please what does 'a little' refer to in this sentence?

Was the persuasion a little gentle or was there a little persuasion that was just gentle?

She agreed to come after a little gentle persuasion.

I am so confused Emotion: sad.

Thanks
  

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A small amount of gentle persuasion. Note this is often used ironically. It may not apply to this situation, but it's a common bit of dialogue in a movie or tv show after the person is beaten up a little bit (or a lot) so the persuasion is not gentle at all.

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  • A small amount of gentle persuasion.
  • Note this is often used ironically.
  • It may not apply to this situation, but it's a common bit of dialogue in a movie or tv show after the person is beaten up a little bit (or a lot) so the persuasion is not gentle at all.
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A small amount of gentle persuasion.

Note this is often used ironically. It may not apply to this situation, but it's a common bit of dialogue in a movie or tv show after the person is beaten up a little bit (or a lot) so the persuasion is not gentle at all.
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Grammar GeekA small amount of gentle persuasion. Note this is often used ironically. It may not apply to this situation, but it's a common bit of dialogue in a movie or tv show after the person is beaten up a little bit (or a lot) so the persuasion is not gentle at all.
Beaten-up?

You mean being imposed physical violence against?
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