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Jamal 1315 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Justify her existence

Hello everybody.

What does it mean by' Under such circumstances, having to justify her existence became second nature to her.

Would you please paraphrase the above?

Thanks for your help.

  

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Jamal 1315 What does it mean by what is meant by Jamal 1315 Would you please paraphrase the above? A true paraphrase is nonsense because the writer failed to notice that what became second nature was not having to justify, it was the act of justifying. Some writers seem to think that disengaging the brain is the way to let their creativity flow.

  • Jamal 1315 What does it mean by what is meant by Jamal 1315 Would you please paraphrase the above?
  • A true paraphrase is nonsense because the writer failed to notice that what became second nature was not having to justify, it was the act of justifying.
  • Some writers seem to think that disengaging the brain is the way to let their creativity flow.
  • That works for jazz, but not for the meticulous chore of putting English on paper.
  • It is seldom profitable to try to unscramble what the writer did not think important enough to express clearly.
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Jamal 1315What does it mean by

what is meant by

Jamal 1315Would you please paraphrase the above?

A true paraphrase is nonsense because the writer failed to notice that what became second nature was not having to justify, it was the act of justifying. Some writers seem to think that disengaging the brain is the way

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Jamal 1315Under such circumstances, having to justify her existence became second nature to her.

It's something like this:

In situations like that, she had to explain so often what she was doing and why it was worth doing that she just assumed without thinking that she would have to do it again and again.

CJ

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