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Vera0914 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

is there any implied meaning of "from point a to point b"?

eg.what's the meaning of " i had used hin to learn how to get from point a to point b"? i am confused and looking forward to ur answer!!!thx!!!
  

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Imagine a map with two locations marked with an "A" and a "B". You are at point "A", and you have to get to point "B". That is the basis of the expression.

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  • Imagine a map with two locations marked with an "A" and a "B".
  • You are at point "A", and you have to get to point "B".
  • That is the basis of the expression.
  • It means whatever makes sense where you use it.
  • I can't tell what it means exactly in your sentence.
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Imagine a map with two locations marked with an "A" and a "B". You are at point "A", and you have to get to point "B". That is the basis of the expression. It means whatever makes sense where you use it. I can't tell what it means exactly in your sentence.
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Thank you for your help!

I get that sentence from the passage
"Getting to That Safe Place" written by ELISABETH FAIRFIELD STOKES.

The whole paragragh where that sentence is in is:
"But I wasn’t quite done yet. A few days later, after examining everything he and I had said and not said to each other, every rushed interjection, every awkward laugh, the way he was quick to
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I've read that whole article now. That sentence was not in the paragraph you posted. She is a little hard to understand. She thinks obscurity is profundity and is improved by being unclear, and she is far too sketchy sometimes.

She has used the expression "to get from point A to point B" poorly. There should be at least definable figurative points involved. As far as I can tell, all she m
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