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Preciousbunny Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

I'll be brief.

I'll be brief means???

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You were too brief. It's usually used to assure your listeners that you're not planning to go on and on and on.

  • You were too brief.
  • It's usually used to assure your listeners that you're not planning to go on and on and on.
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You were too brief.

It's usually used to assure your listeners that you're not planning to go on and on and on.
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preciousbunnyI'll be brief
I'll say what I have to say in very few words.

CJ
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AvangiIt's usually used to assure your listeners that you're not planning to go on and on and on.

But they are seldom to be believed!
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Philipseldom to be believed!
Sad but true.
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go on for what? stop doing the speech ?;-)
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that makes sense anyway..
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Sorry about that.

"To go on" is simply to continue with whatever you're doing.

If we say that something goes on and on, we're complaining because we believe it should have stopped long ago. Perhaps it's a rain storm, which is interfering with our plans.

If we say that someone goes on and on, we usually mean that he's talking too much - probably abou
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ah ha~now i got it ,thank you ;P

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