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Vocabulary
Firmly though fairly
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Hope someone answer the question.
Does "firmly though failrly" in the following sentence mean that the degree of firmly is not necessary / needed for fairly?
The offenders were delt with firmly though fairly.
Thank you for your help.
Hope someone answer the question.
Does "firmly though failrly" in the following sentence mean that the degree of firmly is not necessary / needed for fairly?
The offenders were delt with firmly though fairly.
Thank you for your help.
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The action was both firm and fair: it was not so firm as to be unfair.
- The action was both firm and fair: it was not so firm as to be unfair.
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The action was both firm and fair: it was not so firm as to be unfair.
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Hi,
Yes, your suggestion help me to find the truth.
The offenders were delt with firmly though fairly.
= Though the offenders were delt with firmly, they were delt with fairly.
= The offenders were delt with, though it was so firm, it was fair.
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The offenders were dealt with firmly though fairly.
= Though the offenders were dealt with firmly, they were dealt with fairly.
= The offenders were dealt with: though it was firm, it was fair.
Yes, that sounds good.
= Though the offenders were dealt with firmly, they were dealt with fairly.
= The offenders were dealt with: though it was firm, it was fair.
Yes, that sounds good.
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