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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Bluff into
Jack: As a army, you get a lot of benefits that you can't even imagine and army life is very easy too.(All these information are false.)
Rio: Are you trying to bluff me into joining the army?
Does the use of bluff make sense assuming whatever Jack said was fulse?
Rio: Are you trying to bluff me into joining the army?
Does the use of bluff make sense assuming whatever Jack said was fulse?
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" The verb "bluff" can mean, loosely, something like: trick, deceive, con, etc. So the sentence by Rio is okay for colloquial speech.
- " The verb "bluff" can mean, loosely, something like: trick, deceive, con, etc.
- So the sentence by Rio is okay for colloquial speech.
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The exchange is correct except for the first words, "As a army." This should be something like: "As an army man" or "As a soldier" or "In the army."
The verb "bluff" can mean, loosely, something like: trick, deceive, con, etc. So the sentence by Rio is okay for colloquial speech.
The verb "bluff" can mean, loosely, something like: trick, deceive, con, etc. So the sentence by Rio is okay for colloquial speech.
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My feeling is that "bluff" has additional connotations beyond merely "trick" or "deceive" -- connotations that may or may not be wanted in this scenario.
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