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Kingston123 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Convert this sentence into simple english.

Sentence: Jacques Cousteau over here wants to go buy swimsuits.

I find this sentence so difficult to understand, I want to convert it to simple english.

  

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It is hard to be certain of the interpretation without full context. My guess is that "Jacques Cousteau over here" means "this person nearby who is acting as if he is Jacques Cousteau" (sarcastic). This person wants to go (somewhere, to a store) to buy swimsuits.

  • It is hard to be certain of the interpretation without full context.
  • My guess is that "Jacques Cousteau over here" means "this person nearby who is acting as if he is Jacques Cousteau" (sarcastic).
  • This person wants to go (somewhere, to a store) to buy swimsuits.
  • Obviously the reference is to Jacques Cousteau being a famous underwater explorer.
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It is hard to be certain of the interpretation without full context. My guess is that "Jacques Cousteau over here" means "this person nearby who is acting as if he is Jacques Cousteau" (sarcastic). This person wants to go (somewhere, to a store) to buy swimsuits. Obviously the reference is to Jacques Cousteau being a famous underwater explorer.

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