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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Anything else
"A camel, so the saying goes, is a horse designed by committee. And right now Liverpool are pretty much the definition of a footballing camel. A squad built with the combined input of a six-man committee and five different managers, with a mixture of team-building, bargain-hunting, quick fix and long-term planning in mind, was never likely to be anything else." (From The Guardian.)
Does "anything else" mean "anything but camel" in the above context?
Does "anything else" mean "anything but camel" in the above context?
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Does "anything else" mean "anything but a footballing camel" in the above context?.. Yes.
- Does "anything else" mean "anything but a footballing camel" in the above context?..
- Yes.
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Does "anything else" mean "anything but a footballing camel" in the above context?.. Yes.
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CliveDoes "anything else" mean "anything but a footballing camel" in the above context?.. Yes.Thank you for the reply.
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Strictly speaking, the "anything else" just refers back to the previous thirty-two word noun phrase. The current Liverpool team was never likely to be anything else but ..
- A squad built with the combined input of a six-man committee and five different managers, with a mixture of team-building, bargain-hunting, quick fix and long-term planning in mind
You can't real
Strictly speaking, the "anything else" just refers back to the previous thirty-two word noun phrase. The current Liverpool team was never likely to be anything else but ..
- A squad built with the combined input of a six-man committee and five different managers, with a mixture of team-building, bargain-hunting, quick fix and long-term planning in mind
You can't real
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