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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"in blank" phrase
"Most of it was in blank, but the
solitary compositor who did the thing had amused himself by making a
grotesque scheme of advertisement stereo on the back page."
I don't think it simply means "blank" here, because the contrary is related to the amusement or feeling of the compositor (typesetter).
I know "in blank" may also mean "without limitation or restriction", but I still don't believe that would work in this context as then the contrary "but" would need not follow as a "grotesque scheme of advertisement" is, in fact, without restriction in regards to what is acceptable to print.
solitary compositor who did the thing had amused himself by making a
grotesque scheme of advertisement stereo on the back page."
I don't think it simply means "blank" here, because the contrary is related to the amusement or feeling of the compositor (typesetter).
I know "in blank" may also mean "without limitation or restriction", but I still don't believe that would work in this context as then the contrary "but" would need not follow as a "grotesque scheme of advertisement" is, in fact, without restriction in regards to what is acceptable to print.
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Hi, I have no idea what all this means. What is the context? What is 'a grotesque scheme of advertisement stereo'?
- Hi, I have no idea what all this means.
- What is the context?
- What is 'a grotesque scheme of advertisement stereo'?
- Clive
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Hi,
I have no idea what all this means. What is the context?
What is 'a grotesque scheme of advertisement stereo'?
Clive
I have no idea what all this means. What is the context?
What is 'a grotesque scheme of advertisement stereo'?
Clive
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Anonymous"Most of it was in blank, but theDo you have any information at all about what "the thing" is? Could "blank verse" possibly be involved?
solitary compositor who did the thing had amused himself
In what context are you familiar with "blank" as meaning "unrestricted"? Newspaper, magazine?
Is advertising it's primary pu
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Here is the sentence in context:
"It was the placard of the first
newspaper to resume publication--the Daily Mail. I bought a copy for a
blackened shilling I found in my pocket. Most of it was in blank, but the
solitary compositor who did the thing had amused himself by making a
grotesque scheme of advertisement stereo on the back page
"It was the placard of the first
newspaper to resume publication--the Daily Mail. I bought a copy for a
blackened shilling I found in my pocket. Most of it was in blank, but the
solitary compositor who did the thing had amused himself by making a
grotesque scheme of advertisement stereo on the back page
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Hi,
This is all very obscure.
When was it written? By whom? As part of what? eg a book?
Clive
This is all very obscure.
When was it written? By whom? As part of what? eg a book?
Clive
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Hi,
I really don't know what exactly it means. It's a good example of how English can change over the course of more than a century.
Clive
I really don't know what exactly it means. It's a good example of how English can change over the course of more than a century.
Clive
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