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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Do they have different meanings?

At her insistence, the matter was dropped. It means at her request, the matter was dropped, right?

Nobody was convinced by his insistense that he was not to blame. It means he kept saying he was innocent but nobody was convinced, right?

So, insistence has two different meanings with two different sentences, right?
  

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Anonymous At her insistence, the matter was dropped. It means at her request, the matter was dropped, right? No.

— Fivejedjon

  • Anonymous At her insistence, the matter was dropped.
  • It means at her request, the matter was dropped, right?
  • No.
  • She insisted, not meekly requested, that the matter be dropped.
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AnonymousAt her insistence, the matter was dropped. It means at her request, the matter was dropped, right?
No. She insisted, not meekly requested, that the matter be dropped.
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fivejedjon AnonymousAt her insistence, the matter was dropped. It means at her request, the matter was dropped, right?No. She insisted, not meekly requested, that the matter be dropped.
Can you please answer all of my questions?
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AnonymousCan you please answer all of my questions?
Well, I'll answer that one - no.
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AnonymousNobody was convinced by his insistence that he was not to blame. It means he kept saying he was innocent but nobody was convinced, right?
Right.
AnonymousAt her insistence, the matter was dropped. It means at her request, the matter was dropped, right?
Wrong. She kept saying that
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