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Hi, all,
Second issue:
[nq:1]Matron: "Sir, you smell." Dr. Johnson: "No madam, you smell, I stink."[/nq]
What actually did this Dr. Johnson mean? Is it a humor? What is the role of 'smell' in these sentence. Is it a verb or adjustive?
Regards,
Anthony
Second issue:
[nq:1]Matron: "Sir, you smell." Dr. Johnson: "No madam, you smell, I stink."[/nq]
What actually did this Dr. Johnson mean? Is it a humor? What is the role of 'smell' in these sentence. Is it a verb or adjustive?
Regards,
Anthony
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- Is it a humor?
- What is the role of 'smell' in these sentence.
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[nq:1]Second issue:[/nq]
[nq:2]Matron: "Sir, you smell." Dr. Johnson: "No madam, you smell, I stink."[/nq]
[nq:1]What actually did this Dr. Johnson mean? Is it a humor? What is the role of 'smell' in these sentence. Is it a verb or adjustive?[/nq]
smell = to detect an odor
stink = to give off an odor
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[nq:2]Matron: "Sir, you smell." Dr. Johnson: "No madam, you smell, I stink."[/nq]
[nq:1]What actually did this Dr. Johnson mean? Is it a humor? What is the role of 'smell' in these sentence. Is it a verb or adjustive?[/nq]
smell = to detect an odor
stink = to give off an odor
Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
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[nq:2]What actually did this Dr. Johnson mean? Is it a ... 'smell' in these sentence. Is it a verb or adjustive?[/nq]
[nq:1]smell = to detect an odor stink = to give off an odor[/nq]
Aw give the poor guy a chance Mxsmanic! Elaborate a bit more.
Dr Johnson, (presumably the dictionary writer) is correcting the matron's usage. When she says "Sir, you smell" she really means "Sir, you
[nq:1]smell = to detect an odor stink = to give off an odor[/nq]
Aw give the poor guy a chance Mxsmanic! Elaborate a bit more.
Dr Johnson, (presumably the dictionary writer) is correcting the matron's usage. When she says "Sir, you smell" she really means "Sir, you
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Hi, John and mxsmanic,
Thanks for the reply. John, you have made it very clear. Actually I understand the quote this way too, but somehow the debate throw me into doubt because one party of debate related this qoute to reasons why HK people should learn to speak plain English... That amused me becuase I do not know what extra meaning in this qoute which I was not aware of can enable such a jum
Thanks for the reply. John, you have made it very clear. Actually I understand the quote this way too, but somehow the debate throw me into doubt because one party of debate related this qoute to reasons why HK people should learn to speak plain English... That amused me becuase I do not know what extra meaning in this qoute which I was not aware of can enable such a jum
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[nq:2]smell = to detect an odor stink = to give off an odor[/nq]
[nq:1]Aw give the poor guy a chance Mxsmanic! Elaborate a bit more. Dr Johnson, (presumably the dictionary writer) is correcting ... smell" she really means "Sir, you smell offensively". Any English speaker would take that meaning although it is incorrect usage.[/nq]
Aren't implied/assumed verbs, nouns, and other types of wor
[nq:1]Aw give the poor guy a chance Mxsmanic! Elaborate a bit more. Dr Johnson, (presumably the dictionary writer) is correcting ... smell" she really means "Sir, you smell offensively". Any English speaker would take that meaning although it is incorrect usage.[/nq]
Aren't implied/assumed verbs, nouns, and other types of wor
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[nq:2]Second issue: What actually did this Dr. Johnson mean? Is ... 'smell' in these sentence. Is it a verb or adjustive?[/nq]
[nq:1]smell = to detect an odor stink = to give off an odor[/nq]
"Smell" has two meanings - one is "to detect an odour" (th89s is transitive) and the other is "to produce an odour" often unpleasant, particularly if no pleasant adjective ensues - as in "that smells
[nq:1]smell = to detect an odor stink = to give off an odor[/nq]
"Smell" has two meanings - one is "to detect an odour" (th89s is transitive) and the other is "to produce an odour" often unpleasant, particularly if no pleasant adjective ensues - as in "that smells
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