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Essay & Composition Writing

It is so slick as to be slippery.

Hi I am reading an article about windows 8 user interface, and I bumped into the following sentence:

" It is so slick as to be slippery."

What does it mean ?

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" What does it mean ? The writer is playing with the meaning of words. Literally, 'slick' means slippery.

  • " What does it mean ?
  • The writer is playing with the meaning of words.
  • Literally, 'slick' means slippery.
  • eg the floor was slick / the floor was slippery.
  • Figuratively, 'slick' means very, very clever.
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Hi,

I am reading an article about windows 8 user interface, and I bumped into the following sentence:

" It is so slick as to be slippery."

What does it mean ?

The writer is playing with the meaning of words.
Literally, 'slick' means slippery. eg the floor was
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