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Usenet Posted 23 years ago
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Is in order??

I offer to make a friend of mine a soup as she has a cold.. in here reply she said this
" I do think your soup is in order though."
what did she mean exactly here
  

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[nq:1]I offer to make a friend of mine a soup as she has a cold.. " Here it seems to share some characteristics of both. Bob Lieblich Not out of order (I hope)

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  • [nq:1]I offer to make a friend of mine a soup as she has a cold..
  • " Here it seems to share some characteristics of both.
  • Bob Lieblich Not out of order (I hope)
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[nq:1]I offer to make a friend of mine a soup as she has a cold.. in here reply she said this " I do think your soup is in order though." what did she mean exactly here[/nq]
Depending on context, "in order" can mean "appropriate" or "required." Here it seems to share some characteristics of both.

Bob Lieblich
Not out of order (I hope)
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[nq:1]I offer to make a friend of mine a soup as she has a cold.. in here reply she said this " I do think your soup is in order though." what did she mean exactly here[/nq]
I think she meant that it is acceptable.
PB
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Thus spake leza:
[nq:1]I offer to make a friend of mine a soup as she has a cold.. in here reply she said this " I do think your soup is in order though." what did she mean exactly here[/nq]
You should have asked; she would have told you.

Simon R. Hughes
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