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HUBLOT Posted 15 years ago
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Life changing

Of those injuries, about 10 are “life changing,” said Avon and Summerset Constabulary in a statement.
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What does life changing mean? Are the ten people's conditions life-threatening?
  

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It means that their injuries are severe enough to permanently affect their quality of life.

  • It means that their injuries are severe enough to permanently affect their quality of life.
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It means that their injuries are severe enough to permanently affect their quality of life.
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Thank you, CSnyder.

Here's another example of "life-changing":

Tony says: “I wanted to live independently, but found it very lonely and worrying. Having Thommie means I can go to work every day at a cash and carry firm and live independently at home. He is such a reassuring presence. Everyone loves to talk to him, which means they also talk to me. Before I had Thommie, people wer
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It means that he has changed someone else's life. No more, no less. In this context, it means an improvement, but it doesn't necessarily mean an improvement.

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