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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
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Fell short of
Consider the following sentence:
"He fell short of Edward."
What does this actually mean?
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Christine Christie What does this actually mean? It sounds like an odd thing to say with no context. It could be that he was trying to jump on Edward but couldn't jump far enough.
- Christine Christie What does this actually mean?
- It sounds like an odd thing to say with no context.
- It could be that he was trying to jump on Edward but couldn't jump far enough.
- Or maybe "Edward" is being used to mean "Edward's achievement", and he didn't do as well as Edward.
- What is the context?
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Christine ChristieWhat does this actually mean?
It sounds like an odd thing to say with no context. It could be that he was trying to jump on Edward but couldn't jump far enough. Or maybe "Edward" is being used to mean "Edward's achievement", and he didn't do as well as Edward. What is the context?
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