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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
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cost points
Could you please let me know what 'cost ... points with ...' means?
Her long, rambling speech cost her points with the judges, who prefer debates to keep their speeches concise.
Her long, rambling speech cost her points with the judges, who prefer debates to keep their speeches concise.
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contraposition Her long, rambling speech cost her points with the judges, who prefer deba ters to keep their speeches concise. It means the judges decided to deduct some points from her because they considered her talk to be somewhat long.
- contraposition Her long, rambling speech cost her points with the judges, who prefer deba ters to keep their speeches concise.
- It means the judges decided to deduct some points from her because they considered her talk to be somewhat long.
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contrapositionHer long, rambling speech cost her points with the judges, who prefer debaters to keep their speeches concise.It means the judges decided to deduct some points from her because they considered her talk to be somewhat long.
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In a debate/debating competition, the participants are awarded points by the judges. Whoever gets the most points wins the debate.
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