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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Fails history

Does "fails history" mean "makes history disappointed"?

Context:

Harvard grad Chuck Schumer fails history, credits Jefferson for Bill of Rights

  

Top answer

No, it is comparing his blunder to failing a history exam.

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  • No, it is comparing his blunder to failing a history exam.
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No, it is comparing his blunder to failing a history exam.
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NL888Does "fails history" mean "makes history disappointed"?Context:Harvard grad Chuck Schumer fails history, credits Jefferson for Bill of Rights
Keep reading! After this headline you have this:

"Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, stumbled Tuesday over basic American history, crediting Thomas Jefferson for authorship of the Bill of R
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