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Barefootchuck Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

effrontery

Could you explain this sentence to me?

Taken aback by such double effrontery he allowed me to stay.

is it saying that "I" am so bare-bone daring and thick skinned that my effrontery leaves him shake his head, just let me be. Then why double?
  

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Taken aback by such double effrontery he allowed me to stay. -- We have no idea about that, since we cannot see the text. Then why double ?

— Mister Micawber

  • Taken aback by such double effrontery he allowed me to stay.
  • -- We have no idea about that, since we cannot see the text.
  • Then why double ?
  • -- There are presumably two instances of rudeness (or a compounded rudeness) that have been exhibited.
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Taken aback by such double effrontery he allowed me to stay. Is it saying that "I" am so bare-bone daring and thick skinned that my effrontery leaves him shake his head, just let me be.-- We have no idea about that, since we cannot see the text.

Then why double?-- There are presumably two instances of rudeness (or a compounded rudeness) that have been exhibited.
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I'm afraid there is no context available...

so double is like double agent, double negative in which double is equal but layered, right?
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No context: no opinion. It could be just twice as much.
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