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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
all things considered
the following use of the phrase 'all things considered' confuses me.
Should it be understood from the perspective of the sepaker or the woman?
Is it the speaker who feels that the situation is fairly good since that woman is cheerful despite her problem?
Or the woman believes the situation is fairly good?
She's had a lot of problems since her husband died but she seems quite cheerful, all things considered.
Thank you
Should it be understood from the perspective of the sepaker or the woman?
Is it the speaker who feels that the situation is fairly good since that woman is cheerful despite her problem?
Or the woman believes the situation is fairly good?
She's had a lot of problems since her husband died but she seems quite cheerful, all things considered.
Thank you
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HifaMo Is it the speaker who feels that the situation is fairly good since that woman is cheerful despite her problem? Yes. she seems quite cheerful (to me, the speaker), ....
- HifaMo Is it the speaker who feels that the situation is fairly good since that woman is cheerful despite her problem?
- Yes.
- she seems quite cheerful (to me, the speaker), ....
- HifaMo Or the woman believes the situation is fairly good?
- No.
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HifaMoIs it the speaker who feels that the situation is fairly good since that woman is cheerful despite her problem?Yes.
... she seems quite cheerful (to me, the speaker), ....
HifaMoOr the woman believes the situation is fairly good?No. That's not what the sentence says. It doesn't say anything about th
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