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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

"laughing to themselves"?

Hi,

Would you explain the part I underlined? I think it's the same as "laugh at" but "laughing to themselves" makes no sense to me. They should be laughing at the drunks. Am I being confused here?

They roll around on top of each other for a bit, then roll out of it and fall onto the sidewalk, land with a thump and lay there for a bit. A couple early morning joggers laugh to themselves and remember the good old days. The drunks get up and walk past me into the lobby and yell for assistance.

Thanks,
M
  

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Hi, Would you explain the part I underlined? I think it's the same as "laugh at" but "laughing to themselves" makes no sense to me. They should be laughing at the drunks.

— Clive

  • Hi, Would you explain the part I underlined?
  • I think it's the same as "laugh at" but "laughing to themselves" makes no sense to me.
  • They should be laughing at the drunks.
  • Am I being confused here?
  • The two joggers laughed quietly so that only they themselves (ie the two joggers) really knew that they were amused.
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Hi,

Would you explain the part I underlined? I think it's the same as "laugh at" but "laughing to themselves" makes no sense to me. They should be laughing at the drunks. Am I being confused here? The two joggers laughed quietly so that only they themselves (ie the two joggers) really knew that they were amus
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