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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
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What is the meaning of 'overdue' in this sentence?
That big fault line in California is overdue.
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What is the meaning of 'overdue' in this sentence?
That big fault line in California is overdue.
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In this context, it means that it has been longer than usual for an earthquake to happen.
- In this context, it means that it has been longer than usual for an earthquake to happen.
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In this context, it means that it has been longer than usual for an earthquake to happen.
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I live in California.
The weather here in Southern California is perfect: No hurricanes, no tornadoes, no floods, no heavy rains, no snow.
(I honestly can't understand how people can live anywhere else.)
BUT we have one big danger: earthquakes!
I interpret your sentence like this:
The experts had predicted "that big fault line" (when it m
The weather here in Southern California is perfect: No hurricanes, no tornadoes, no floods, no heavy rains, no snow.
(I honestly can't understand how people can live anywhere else.)
BUT we have one big danger: earthquakes!
I interpret your sentence like this:
The experts had predicted "that big fault line" (when it m
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My family plans to relocate there so I hope the earthquakes will not scare them from moving. I want to live there so much and they too!
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