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Yanx Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
A news title
Hi,
what does the "sort of" exactly mean in the following news title?
Governor's Ethics Case Maybe Possibly Almost Sort of Closed
From:http://helenavigilante.com/archives/4862
Thank you.
what does the "sort of" exactly mean in the following news title?
Governor's Ethics Case Maybe Possibly Almost Sort of Closed
From:http://helenavigilante.com/archives/4862
Thank you.
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The editor is making a joke. Maybe = possibly = almost = to some extent. The editor's point is that it is very unclear as to whether the case is actually finally closed.
- The editor is making a joke.
- Maybe = possibly = almost = to some extent.
- The editor's point is that it is very unclear as to whether the case is actually finally closed.
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The editor is making a joke. Maybe = possibly = almost = to some extent. The editor's point is that it is very unclear as to whether the case is actually finally closed.
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Thanks very much, but is that title the way youngsters usually speak in mordern English, which sounds a bit comical? If that is the case, I think we have the same usage in Chinese. Can you give me another example that those youngsters usually say in daily life? Thanks in advance!
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No, it has nothing to do with 'youngsters'. It is typical newspaper headline style.
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