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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

I'll have to look that up,'; she said dubiously, unwilling....

Hi

Could you please shed some light on the underlined part of the sentence? I don't think I understand it. What is the EXACT meaning of "concede" here?
I'll have to look that up,'; she said dubiously, unwilling to concede any ill effects to Home Rule.
Thanks,

Tom
  

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Do you have any more context? To me it sounds as if someone has blamed Home Rule (self-government) for some bad things that have happened ("ill effects"), but the speaker is unwilling to agree ("concede") that Home Rule was the cause. ).

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  • Do you have any more context?
  • To me it sounds as if someone has blamed Home Rule (self-government) for some bad things that have happened ("ill effects"), but the speaker is unwilling to agree ("concede") that Home Rule was the cause.
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Do you have any more context? To me it sounds as if someone has blamed Home Rule (self-government) for some bad things that have happened ("ill effects"), but the speaker is unwilling to agree ("concede") that Home Rule was the cause.

It seems an unusual form of words; in fact, I'd go so far as to say it seems slightly faulty (but now you'll probably tell me it's written by some famousl
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Thanks, Mr. Wordy; I was trying to learn the use and meaning of the word "concede" when I stumbled upon this sentence here.

Can you please shed some light on the exact meaning of "concede" in this sentence?


Thanks for your time,

Tom

PS: I couldn't find the sentence again in the examples galore given by BNC. It seems to have vanished into thin air.

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Mr. Tom

Can you please shed some light on the exact meaning of "concede" in this sentence?


Which sentence do you mean? There are dozens on that page.

Mr. TomPS: I couldn't find the sentence again in the examples galore given by BNC. It seems to have vanished into thin air.
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