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Bepleased Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Did the writer say with heavy sarcasm?

Hi,

If you come over the sentence :{Every sin brings its punishment with it.} , do you have a sarcastic way in the mind?

I do feel that based on the reason that [brings its punishment with it] = [bring its punishment to go with it / or to attend on it / to take care of it ].

Could any natvie speaker tell me correct or not?

Thank you for your assistance.
  

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Hi, are you asking if this statement is meant sarcastically? I don't think so. I think this could be said as a warning to people no to commit sin, without sarcasm.

  • Hi, are you asking if this statement is meant sarcastically?
  • I don't think so.
  • I think this could be said as a warning to people no to commit sin, without sarcasm.
  • Wil
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Hi, are you asking if this statement is meant sarcastically? I don't think so. I think this could be said as a warning to people no to commit sin, without sarcasm.

Wil
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Hi,

But I feel his warning with an alternative way to point sin comes with its punishment and the punishment comes to sin for all punishment cares.

With care of sin, punishment accompanies sin.

The writer used this particular way to warn that there is always punishment in sin and they are like good buddies.

How about do you think?

Thank you again.
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What do you mean "they are good buddies."

I think you are trying to read too much into this.

It's a warning that sin will bring about punishment, in some form. Maybe jail. Maybe loss of reputation. Maybe simply internal tormnent. Who knows? But some sort of punishment comes along with a sin.
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Hi Grammar Geek,

Let's review the original: [Every sin brings its punishment with it.]

Notice: the writer used the two special words of [brings] and [with].

For punishment is not the thing sin likes, but from sin's [bring] and punishment comes along with it as its accompaniment, that is not a satire?

Please right me the naive idea.

Thank you for your as

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