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Stephenlearner Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Can you explain the meaning of this sentence?

Hi,

This sentence, especially the underlined part, really troubles me.

It could hardly be necessary for me, in the very outset of this address, to disclaim all disposition to offensive personalities.

Can somebody help?

Thanks very much.
  

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It could hardly be necessary for me, = It certaiinly isn't necessary that I in the very outset of this address = at the beginning of this speech to disclaim all disposition to offensive personalities. = deny my liking for unpleasant people.

  • It could hardly be necessary for me, = It certaiinly isn't necessary that I in the very outset of this address = at the beginning of this speech to disclaim all disposition to offensive personalities.
  • = deny my liking for unpleasant people.
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It could hardly be necessary for me, = It certaiinly isn't necessary that I

in the very outset of this address = at the beginning of this speech

to disclaim all disposition to offensive personalities. = deny my liking for unpleasant people.
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Hi,

[It could hardly be necessary for me, in the very outset of this address, to disclaim all disposition to offensive personalities. ]

rephrased : It hardly needed for me, to disclaim all characters which make a particular person who is offensive.

That stands for I will take the fact of that one has all disposition to / in favor of offensive personalities
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Thank you all very much.

Is "disclaim...to..." a phrase?
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No, it is not a phrase! (all disposition to offensive personalities)

But it (the preposition-to) is simply to be used to show a relationship between [all disposition] and [offensive personalities] and it (the preposition-to) shows "so as to form".
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Thanks.

It is clearer.

Stephen

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