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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Hind sight?

Hi! everyone.Could you tell me the correct use of this word here?
Q 1-Do we always use "in the hindmost" when we refer to some mistake we did in the past.
Like if we say"In the hindmost we should not have done this" (I want to know,how this word is use in daily life what are the synonymous expression for this"
Q 2-About "Hindsight is 20/20" ,Does it mean "past is clear" and "Hindsight is always 20/20" in this expression "always got me confused?
Thanks!
  

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1. The hindmost is the furthest back, like most horses I put money on. ' 2.

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  • The hindmost is the furthest back, like most horses I put money on.
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  • This is from The Free Dictionary: Hindsight is 20/20 Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; - a term usually used with sarcasm in response to criticism of one's decision, implying that the critic is unfairly judging the wisdom of the decision in light of information that was not available when the decision was made.
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1. The hindmost is the furthest back, like most horses I put money on.

'With hindsight we should not have done this.' This means 'On reflection, or if we had known then what we know now, we shouldn't have done this.'

2. This is from The Free Dictionary:

Hindsight is 20/20

Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened;
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