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Taka Posted 11 years ago
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We tend to excuse in ourselves what we cannot excuse in others.
Are those ins semantically the same as this?
This country is rich in natural resources.
Are those ins semantically the same as this?
This country is rich in natural resources.
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To me they seem semantically quite different. e. it is talking about a trait or behaviour that is, loosely speaking, "inside" a person.
- To me they seem semantically quite different.
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- it is talking about a trait or behaviour that is, loosely speaking, "inside" a person.
- In the second sentence there is no sense in which anything is "inside" or "within" natural resources.
- Instead, "rich in" is more of an idiomatic combination, and the individual meaning of "in" is harder to explain.
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To me they seem semantically quite different.
In the first sentence, "in" seems closer to its basic meaning of "inside" or "within", albeit in a somewhat abstracted sense, i.e. it is talking about a trait or behaviour that is, loosely speaking, "inside" a person.
In the second sentence there is no sense in which anything is "inside" or "within" natural resources. Instead, "rich i
In the first sentence, "in" seems closer to its basic meaning of "inside" or "within", albeit in a somewhat abstracted sense, i.e. it is talking about a trait or behaviour that is, loosely speaking, "inside" a person.
In the second sentence there is no sense in which anything is "inside" or "within" natural resources. Instead, "rich i
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GPYTo me they seem semantically quite different.In the first sentence, "in" seems closer to its basic meaning of "inside" or "within", albeit in a somewhat abstracted sense, i.e. it is talking about a trait or behaviour that is, loosely speaking, "inside" a person.So do you think It implies something psychological, like "in one's mind/heart"? If so, that
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TakaSo do you think It implies something psychological, like "in one's mind/heart"?Something like that, yes.
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Good.
Just one thing. About this part:
what we cannot excuse in others.
I can do something by myself about what I have in my heart, because, you know, it's in myself, so I can deal with it.
But how can I deal with something that is not in myself, that is not mine?
Just one thing. About this part:
what we cannot excuse in others.
I can do something by myself about what I have in my heart, because, you know, it's in myself, so I can deal with it.
But how can I deal with something that is not in myself, that is not mine?
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GPYexcuse = forgive, tolerateI know.
My question is, what does "forgive in others" or "tolerate in others" really mean?
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TakaMy question is, what does "forgive in others" or "tolerate in others" really mean?I'm not sure if I understand which part is causing difficulty. We excuse something (e.g. a trait, behaviour) in others. It means that the trait or behaviour is theirs, and we excuse it.
We tend to excuse in ourselves what (= those things) we cannot excuse in othe
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