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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A Pocket of Silence
Hi,
A friend of mine asked me what "a pocket of silence" refers to, and I googled it.
It seemed to be a novel's title. And I guess the title means "a pocketful of silence" and therefore "a little and a short while of silence." Am I on the right track? If not, correct me. Thanks.
A friend of mine asked me what "a pocket of silence" refers to, and I googled it.
It seemed to be a novel's title. And I guess the title means "a pocketful of silence" and therefore "a little and a short while of silence." Am I on the right track? If not, correct me. Thanks.
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I could be a short time, or it could be a location (as 'away from the crowd', for instance). '
- I could be a short time, or it could be a location (as 'away from the crowd', for instance).
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I could be a short time, or it could be a location (as 'away from the crowd', for instance). I don't think 'pocketful' is a good synonym; here is a more appropriate definition of pocket:
'any isolated group, area, element, etc., contrasted, as in status or condition, with a surrounding element or group: 'pockets of resistance'; 'a pocket of poverty in the central city.'
'any isolated group, area, element, etc., contrasted, as in status or condition, with a surrounding element or group: 'pockets of resistance'; 'a pocket of poverty in the central city.'
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