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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Someone shared an article on social media and described it as "deep". What do you think they meant?
I can think of three things:
They thought it was intense.
They thought it was difficult to understand.
They thought it was intellectually demanding.
Thanks
I can think of three things:
They thought it was intense.
They thought it was difficult to understand.
They thought it was intellectually demanding.
Thanks
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" It might mean "intense" (in the sense that it is thought provoking) but that is rather informal usage. As for "difficult to understand," I doubt it. People don't usually say something is deep when they mean that they are having a hard time understanding it.
- " It might mean "intense" (in the sense that it is thought provoking) but that is rather informal usage.
- As for "difficult to understand," I doubt it.
- People don't usually say something is deep when they mean that they are having a hard time understanding it.
- That makes them seem shallow.
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Normally I would say the last one is the most likely meaning: "intellectually demanding."
It might mean "intense" (in the sense that it is thought provoking) but that is rather informal usage.
As for "difficult to understand," I doubt it. People don't usually say something is deep when they mean that they are having a hard time understanding it. That makes them seem shal
It might mean "intense" (in the sense that it is thought provoking) but that is rather informal usage.
As for "difficult to understand," I doubt it. People don't usually say something is deep when they mean that they are having a hard time understanding it. That makes them seem shal
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