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Flora Tang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
do you feel that the following sentence is weird?
A human being can't be shameless just like that!
(do you get the meaning?)
(do you get the meaning?)
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You've done something very bad, and someone is telling you that: A human being can't ( possibly) be shameless just like that! or that: It can't possibly be that human beings are like that! (it can't be imagined)
- You've done something very bad, and someone is telling you that: A human being can't ( possibly) be shameless just like that!
- or that: It can't possibly be that human beings are like that!
- (it can't be imagined)
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You've done something very bad, and someone is telling you that:
A human being can't ( possibly) be shameless just like that!
or that:
It can't possibly be that human beings are like that!
(it can't be imagined)
A human being can't ( possibly) be shameless just like that!
or that:
It can't possibly be that human beings are like that!
(it can't be imagined)
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It does sound rather clumsy and the meaning is not clear.
shameless like that - 'that' being an example of shameless behaviour
shameless just like that - 'just like that' means immediately, without effort. I would take this sentence to mean that it is not easy for a human to behave in a shameless manner.
shameless like that - 'that' being an example of shameless behaviour
shameless just like that - 'just like that' means immediately, without effort. I would take this sentence to mean that it is not easy for a human to behave in a shameless manner.
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It does sound rather clumsy and the meaning is not clear.
shameless like that - 'that' being an example of shameless behaviour
shameless just like that - 'just like that' means immediately, without effort. I would take this sentence to mean that it is not easy for a human to behave in a shameless manner.
Easier example. I can't bake a cake just like that ! (How can you
shameless like that - 'that' being an example of shameless behaviour
shameless just like that - 'just like that' means immediately, without effort. I would take this sentence to mean that it is not easy for a human to behave in a shameless manner.
Easier example. I can't bake a cake just like that ! (How can you
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>'just like that' means immediately, without effort.
Good point, Nona. I've missed the just.
Good point, Nona. I've missed the just.
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Someone normally conservative and modest is being asked to loosen up and let go of their inhibitions. The suggestion is that this normally modest person is asked to do something which will require them to act in a shameless manner.
The response is that a person can't suddenly become something other than what he or she is:
A [human being / person] (normally not shameless
The response is that a person can't suddenly become something other than what he or she is:
A [human being / person] (normally not shameless
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Someone normally conservative and modest is being asked to loosen up and let go of their inhibitions. The suggestion is that this normally modest person is asked to do something which will require them to act in a shameless manner.
The response is that a person can't suddenly become something other than what he or she is:
A [human being / person] (normally not shamele
The response is that a person can't suddenly become something other than what he or she is:
A [human being / person] (normally not shamele
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