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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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By any sense of the word
I heard this sentence in a video
Is this naturally said? Isn’t it “in every sense of the word”?
We aren’t perfect by any sense of the word.
thank you
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anonymous Isn’t it “in every sense of the word”? Yes. They made a mistake, likely by confusion with something like "by any stretch of the imagination".
- anonymous Isn’t it “in every sense of the word”?
- Yes.
- They made a mistake, likely by confusion with something like "by any stretch of the imagination".
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anonymousIsn’t it “in every sense of the word”?
Yes. They made a mistake, likely by confusion with something like "by any stretch of the imagination".
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