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Hasibul Alam Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

ambiguous sentence

please clarify the sentence in a meaningful sence
"Many are quick to contend-albeit falsely- that the personal essay, given the few slim anthologies released last year, is a moribund genre: historically, the form has always played second fiddle to the more brash acts, such as the novel or long journalism"
  

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Which words do you not understand, Hasibul? I see no idioms except 'play second fiddle': play second fiddle if you play second fiddle to someone, they are in a stronger position or are more important than you (usually + to ) You'll have to choose between your wife and me. I won't play second fiddle to anyone.

— Mister Micawber

  • Which words do you not understand, Hasibul?
  • I see no idioms except 'play second fiddle': play second fiddle if you play second fiddle to someone, they are in a stronger position or are more important than you (usually + to ) You'll have to choose between your wife and me.
  • I won't play second fiddle to anyone.
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Which words do you not understand, Hasibul? I see no idioms except 'play second fiddle':

play second fiddle
if you play second fiddle to someone, they are in a stronger position or are more important than you (usually + to ) You'll have to choose between your wife and me. I won't play second fiddle to anyone.
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i can not even understand the whole meaning what it is try to say. please rephrase the sentence. there is too many apposition
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Hasibul Alami can not even understand the whole meaning what it is try to say. please rephrase the sentence. there is too many apposition
Which words do you not understand?
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