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Ryotaro Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Left out words
Hi,
I have a question about follwing conversation at the shoe store.
A: I'm an 10
C: We don't have it in. anything but a 9 right now.
C was trying to say that they don't have it in (the sotre). But, "the store" was left out. am I right?
I have a question about follwing conversation at the shoe store.
A: I'm an 10
C: We don't have it in. anything but a 9 right now.
C was trying to say that they don't have it in (the sotre). But, "the store" was left out. am I right?
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A: I'm a 10 . C: We don't have it in anything but a 9 right now. C was trying to say that they don't have it in (the store ).
- A: I'm a 10 .
- C: We don't have it in anything but a 9 right now.
- C was trying to say that they don't have it in (the store ).
- But, "the store" was left out.
- - - Sort of; 'the store' is not the only phrase that could have been omitted.
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A: I'm a 10.
C: We don't have it in anything but a 9 right now.
C was trying to say that they don't have it in (the store). But, "the store" was left out. am I right?-- Sort of; 'the store' is not the only phrase that could have been omitted. The phrase 'in stock' is also possible.
C: We don't have it in anything but a 9 right now.
C was trying to say that they don't have it in (the store). But, "the store" was left out. am I right?-- Sort of; 'the store' is not the only phrase that could have been omitted. The phrase 'in stock' is also possible.
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"We don't have anything but a 9 in right now" -- Here, "in" could mean "in stock" or "in the store."
But that's not how the original example was structured.
The original quote was "We don't have it in anything but a 9 right now." -- Here, it means "We don't have it (this item) in any size except a 9." The "in" refers to "in a size x," no
But that's not how the original example was structured.
The original quote was "We don't have it in anything but a 9 right now." -- Here, it means "We don't have it (this item) in any size except a 9." The "in" refers to "in a size x," no
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We don't have it in. anything but a 9 right now.
Perhaps I was misled by the period?
Perhaps I was misled by the period?
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Right -- if you assume "We don't have it in." is in fact a complete sentence, then your interpretation is correct. But then what do you make of "anything but a 9 right now"? I guess I was more willing to assume a misplaced period that a whole meaningless clause.
If everyone actually punctuated and capitalized correctly, it would sure take some of the challenge out of this!
If everyone actually punctuated and capitalized correctly, it would sure take some of the challenge out of this!
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