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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Closing... effective...

Lionel: Due to management failures beyond your control, this plant will be
closing, effective (for good?) immediately. Good luck to all of you.
Lex: You just fired 2500 people and blamed it on me. Held me responsible?
  

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The plant's closing will be taking place immediately. "blame" = accuse someone or something. " So yes, Lionel is attempting to make the 2500 fired people believe that it's Lex's fault they were fired.

  • The plant's closing will be taking place immediately.
  • "blame" = accuse someone or something.
  • " So yes, Lionel is attempting to make the 2500 fired people believe that it's Lex's fault they were fired.
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"effective" =taking effect.The plant's closing will be taking place immediately.
"blame" = accuse someone or something. "He tried to blame the event's low attendance on the bad weather that evening, but the truth is that it was overpriced and no one wanted to go." So yes, Lionel is attempting to make the 2500 fired people believe that it's Lex's fault they were fired.
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