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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Guessing

you're the first person who's gotten remotely close to guessin' even part of it. Or

you're the first person who's gotten remotely close to guessin' even parts of it.

Which is correct and what does it mean?
  

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Remotely = far away Therefore, "remotely close" is similar to an oxymoron, but widely used. The person has made a guess to the answer to whatever the question is, but it is far from solved. "even" is an intensive modifier in this case part~parts: it would depend on how many sections of the question there are.

— Philip

  • Remotely = far away Therefore, "remotely close" is similar to an oxymoron, but widely used.
  • The person has made a guess to the answer to whatever the question is, but it is far from solved.
  • "even" is an intensive modifier in this case part~parts: it would depend on how many sections of the question there are.
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Remotely = far away

Therefore, "remotely close" is similar to an oxymoron, but widely used.

The person has made a guess to the answer to whatever the question is, but it is far from solved.

"even" is an intensive modifier in this case

part~parts: it would depend on how many sections of the question there are.
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