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Taka Posted 11 years ago
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Everything yesterday
She wants to do everything yesterday and he really takes his time and is much more conservative.
What does the underlined part mean?
What does the underlined part mean?
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It's just a figure of speech. It means she's not the type of person who takes their time to do things. She wants to get things done as soon as possible .
- It's just a figure of speech.
- It means she's not the type of person who takes their time to do things.
- She wants to get things done as soon as possible .
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It's just a figure of speech. It means she's not the type of person who takes their time to do things. She wants to get things done as soon as possible.
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How can "yesterday" be taken as "soon"?? How is a word about the past related to immediacy?
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As already noted, it's just a figure of speech. Don't take it literally!
Clive
Clive
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TakaShe wants to do everything yesterdayIt means that she wants everything to be done today, not tomorrow. (Today is a yesterday of tomorrow.)
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tkacka15It means that she wants everything to be done today, not tomorrow. (Today is a yesterday of tomorrow.)I don't really agree with this explanation. I think "yesterday" is used in a deliberately impossible way, for effect.
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GPYI don't really agree with this explanation. I think "yesterday" is used in a deliberately impossible way, for effect.I see.
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GPYI think "yesterday" is used in a deliberately impossible way, for effect.GPY, how do you think impossibility is related to immediacy? Do you mean it's so soon that it can even be seen as impossible?
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TakaGPY, how do you think impossibility is related to immediacy? Do you mean it's so soon that it can even be seen as impossible?You cannot "do something yesterday", but if you could then it would be "sooner" than doing it immediately.
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