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Christine Christie Posted 3 years ago
Grammar

Default

Consider the following sentence:


"His scowl was his default in dealings with me."


What does 'default' really mean?


I checked the dictionary, but I still don't completely understand (or I don't think I don't will be able to use this word i another context)


Does this this 'his scowl was a common and negative way he had when dealing with me'?




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THANK YOU.

  

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Christine Christie What does 'default' really mean? The word has acquired a new meaning over the past several decades owing to its use in the world of computers. If the user does not make a choice, the computer uses the default setting—the font it uses, the background color, etc.

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  • Christine Christie What does 'default' really mean?
  • The word has acquired a new meaning over the past several decades owing to its use in the world of computers.
  • If the user does not make a choice, the computer uses the default setting—the font it uses, the background color, etc.
  • In your sentence, his facial expression had a default setting, a scowl, when he was dealing with her.
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Christine ChristieWhat does 'default' really mean?

The word has acquired a new meaning over the past several decades owing to its use in the world of computers. If the user does not make a choice, the computer uses the default setting—the font it uses, the background color, etc. In your sentence, his facial expression had a default setting, a scowl, when h

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Christine ChristieHis scowl was his default in dealings with me.

~ His automatic reaction was to scowl when he dealt with me. He might not even have realized he was doing it. He did it without thinking.

CJ

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I think I understand your confusion about using "default" as either a noun or a verb in your example sentence. In my mind, the meaning is better understood if you write your sentence as such: "His scowl was his default look/expression/appearance in dealings with me."

You know that an adjective modifies or describes the quality of a noun. For example, I like to drink a cup of hot tea.

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