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Fattyshank Posted 15 years ago
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I saw the mysterious sentence. What'd it mean? "Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left." Explain in detail please. Thanks.
I saw the mysterious sentence. What'd it mean? "Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left." Explain in detail please. Thanks.
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It is as it sounds. If somebody does something wrong to you, and then you take revenge you are both in the wrong. Hence 2 wrongs don't make a right.
- It is as it sounds.
- If somebody does something wrong to you, and then you take revenge you are both in the wrong.
- Hence 2 wrongs don't make a right.
- If you are facing North, and turn right 3 times you will face west (to the left).
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It is as it sounds. If somebody does something wrong to you, and then you take revenge you are both in the wrong. Hence 2 wrongs don't make a right.
If you are facing North, and turn right 3 times you will face west (to the left).
If you are facing North, and turn right 3 times you will face west (to the left).
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Hi,
It's basically a pun, playing on the different meaning of the word 'right' in the two parts of the sentence.
'Two wrongs don't make a right'. This is a standard and well-known saying. It means that a wrong or unethical act does not justify another wrong act that it is d
It's basically a pun, playing on the different meaning of the word 'right' in the two parts of the sentence.
'Two wrongs don't make a right'. This is a standard and well-known saying. It means that a wrong or unethical act does not justify another wrong act that it is d
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