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00I have some problems with this verb in this sentence, could anyone help me? 02br
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00' This might be because, due to my dyslexia, I distrust numbers, which I feel can be TWISTED TO PROVE ANYTHING ' 02br
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0The connection with dyslexia is jocular, I think, but the phrase 'numbers can be twisted to prove anything' normally means that 'statistics can be manipulated to present apparent results that prove the presenter's point, whatever it is'. 02br 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0The connection with dyslexia is jocular, I think, but the phrase 'numbers can be twisted to prove anything' normally means that 'statistics can be manipulated to present apparent results that prove the presenter's point, whatever it is'.
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0The connection with dyslexia is jocular, I think, but the phrase 'numbers can be twisted to prove anything' normally means that 'statistics can be manipulated to present apparent results that prove the presenter's point, whatever it is'. 02br
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0 This is a really intriguing sentence to me, but for reasons other than the verb. 02br
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00Mr. Micawber points to something 'jocular' about the thought. The capitalized phrase is well-known when applied to statistics, but when that 'twisting' is associated, instead, with dyslexia, it has a different reverberation. 02br
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0 Yes, it's quite a witty sentence, really. 02br
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