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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Know the meaning of the sentence
What does "Practical thinker but not without imagination" mean?
does it mean that he/she does not have any imagination?
does it mean that he/she does not have any imagination?
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No. He is practical, but he also has some imagination. In rhetoric, this is called litotes : Understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary; a double negative that emphasizes the positive, as 'an investment that is not without risk' (meaning it has a risk).
- No.
- He is practical, but he also has some imagination.
- In rhetoric, this is called litotes : Understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary; a double negative that emphasizes the positive, as 'an investment that is not without risk' (meaning it has a risk).
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No. He is practical, but he also has some imagination. In rhetoric, this is called litotes:
Understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary; a double negative that emphasizes the positive, as 'an investment that is not without risk' (meaning it has a risk).
Understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary; a double negative that emphasizes the positive, as 'an investment that is not without risk' (meaning it has a risk).
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