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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

lame excuse/poor excuse

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Please help me with this question.
Do they have the same meaning?
  

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vsuresh Do they have the same meaning? Yes. Note that this sense of the word lame is slang.

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  • vsuresh Do they have the same meaning?
  • Yes.
  • Note that this sense of the word lame is slang.
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vsureshDo they have the same meaning?
Yes. Note that this sense of the word lame is slang.
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vsuresh wrote: lame excuse/poor excuse
Do they have the same meaning? Yes, they are largely the same. But "lame" could possibly be something quite odd or even unbelievable/laughable.
I don't know that I would call "lame" slang. "lame excuse
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canadian45"lame excuse" is a very well established term.
That’s a good point, and dictionaries agree with you. Perhaps I was a little harsh on the expression. It’s just informal.
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Aspara GusIt’s just informal.
Yes, I wouldn't disagree with "informal".
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