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HUBLOT Posted 13 years ago
Hi teachers,
How does one go about defining "jaw-dropping"?
"Go about" means "to start to do (something)," doesn't it? Does the sentence above mean How does one start to define "jaw-dropping"? If it does, it doesn't make sense to me. Is it wrong to say How does one define "jaw-dropping"?
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How does one go about defining "jaw-dropping"
Hi teachers,
How does one go about defining "jaw-dropping"?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1481774-novak-djokovic-counting-down-djokers-most-jaw-dropping-moments
"Go about" means "to start to do (something)," doesn't it? Does the sentence above mean How does one start to define "jaw-dropping"? If it does, it doesn't make sense to me. Is it wrong to say How does one define "jaw-dropping"?
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'Go about' = attempt HUBLOT Is it wrong to say How does one define "jaw-dropping"? No, but that is not the point: the point is that it is sometimes difficult to attempt.
- 'Go about' = attempt HUBLOT Is it wrong to say How does one define "jaw-dropping"?
- No, but that is not the point: the point is that it is sometimes difficult to attempt.
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'Go about' = attempt
HUBLOT Is it wrong to say How does one define "jaw-dropping"?No, but that is not the point: the point is that it is sometimes difficult to attempt.
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HUBLOTIs it wrong to say How does one define "jaw-dropping"?No. That's correct.
HUBLOT"Go about" means "to start to do (something)," doesn't it? Does the sentence above mean How does one start to define "jaw-dropping"?No. Not exactly. "go about" isn't "start". It's more like "approach". The idea is to examine t
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