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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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a portion of food, clothing, or money given to or as if to a beggar
handout
1: a portion of food, clothing, or money given to or as if to a beggar
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Isn't the above definition redundant because of the use of as if to? What is the difference between given to a beggar and as if to a beggar?
1: a portion of food, clothing, or money given to or as if to a beggar
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Isn't the above definition redundant because of the use of as if to? What is the difference between given to a beggar and as if to a beggar?
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Someone giving a handout to a beggar might communicate a certain distain for the beggar. If another person, not a beggar, were given something coupled with a disdainful attitude, that something would be given "as if" to a beggar.
- Someone giving a handout to a beggar might communicate a certain distain for the beggar.
- If another person, not a beggar, were given something coupled with a disdainful attitude, that something would be given "as if" to a beggar.
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Someone giving a handout to a beggar might communicate a certain distain for the beggar. If another person, not a beggar, were given something coupled with a disdainful attitude, that something would be given "as if" to a beggar.
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