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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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by way of
I'm from Brooklyn by way of Newburgh.
Does this sentence make sense?
According to this sentence where am I from?
Does this sentence make sense?
According to this sentence where am I from?
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I interpret it to mean that you now live in Brooklyn but lived formerly in Newburgh (and perhaps in other places as well).
- I interpret it to mean that you now live in Brooklyn but lived formerly in Newburgh (and perhaps in other places as well).
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I interpret it to mean that you now live in Brooklyn but lived formerly in Newburgh (and perhaps in other places as well).
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Another interpretation is this.
You formerly lived (and were probably born) in Brooklyn, then lived in Newburgh, and now live in the place in which you are speaking.
In other words, I find this expression a bit ambiguous without any further context.
You formerly lived (and were probably born) in Brooklyn, then lived in Newburgh, and now live in the place in which you are speaking.
In other words, I find this expression a bit ambiguous without any further context.
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