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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Indulge / indulgence
What does it mean when somebody asks, "Will you indulge me for a moment?"
Example:
Mary: "Janice, if you keep quiet for a minute or so and indulge me, I'll explain what I mean."
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Announcer to crowd: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg for your indulgence for a couple of minutes or so ...." What does the announcer mean here?
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What does it exactly mean when somebody says, "Let me qualify that statement"?
Eternal gratefulness for all your help.
Example:
Mary: "Janice, if you keep quiet for a minute or so and indulge me, I'll explain what I mean."
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Announcer to crowd: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg for your indulgence for a couple of minutes or so ...." What does the announcer mean here?
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What does it exactly mean when somebody says, "Let me qualify that statement"?
Eternal gratefulness for all your help.
Top answer
1-- Indulge: yield to the wishes or whims of; be lenient or permissive with: to indulge a child (said sarcastically in your example). 2-- Indulgence : the granting of an extension of time; patience; lenience (as above). 3-- Let me add a caveat, limitation, condition to that statement.
- 1-- Indulge: yield to the wishes or whims of; be lenient or permissive with: to indulge a child (said sarcastically in your example).
- 2-- Indulgence : the granting of an extension of time; patience; lenience (as above).
- 3-- Let me add a caveat, limitation, condition to that statement.
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