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Sachin patel Posted 14 years ago
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Help me to understand below Paragraph
Anyone can look like a million bucks if they have a million bucks, *but what's a Joe on a budget to do?* The prevailing wisdom to get as much for your dollar as possible is misleading here -- *men are better-served by getting the most quality for their dollar possible than by buying the most items of clothing.*
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Which words do you not understand, Sachin? 'Bucks' =dollars. 'Joe' = average person.
- Which words do you not understand, Sachin?
- 'Bucks' =dollars.
- 'Joe' = average person.
- 'Prevailing wisdom' = general opinion.
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Which words do you not understand, Sachin? 'Bucks' =dollars. 'Joe' = average person. 'Prevailing wisdom' = general opinion.
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I do not understand meaning of below sentences.
" *but what's a Joe on a budget to do?* "
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"*men are better-served by getting the most quality for their dollar possible than by buying the most items of clothing.*
" *but what's a Joe on a budget to do?* "
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"*men are better-served by getting the most quality for their dollar possible than by buying the most items of clothing.*
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but what's a Joe on a budget to do? = How can an average man do that?
men are better-served by getting the most quality for their dollar possible than by buying the most items of clothing. = It is better for men to by good quality clothes than to buy a lot of clothes.
men are better-served by getting the most quality for their dollar possible than by buying the most items of clothing. = It is better for men to by good quality clothes than to buy a lot of clothes.
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Now I got understanding of above sentences.
But, what "but what's a Joe on a budget to do?" this sentence do in above paragraph? I am not able to make it out importance of this sentence in above paragraph.
Means, Now I understand each induvidual sentences, but I can not corelate "but what's a Joe on a budget to do?" sentence in above paragraph.
Please help
But, what "but what's a Joe on a budget to do?" this sentence do in above paragraph? I am not able to make it out importance of this sentence in above paragraph.
Means, Now I understand each induvidual sentences, but I can not corelate "but what's a Joe on a budget to do?" sentence in above paragraph.
Please help
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but what's a Joe on a budget to do?*--This is a rhetorical question whose meaning is 'but it is difficult or impossible for an average person'.
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