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Daisytuba Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
"make the point"
Does anyone know what "make the point" means in the following paragraph?
The man is on a beach in Mexico and is throwing starfish back into the ocean to save their lives. A second man approaches him. The second man says that there are too many starfish to toss back, so throwing only some of them back won't make any difference. As the first man tosses another starfish back into the water, he "makes the point" that it has made a difference to the one he has just toss back.
Does it mean "emphasize" or "to prove he's right" or anything else?
The man is on a beach in Mexico and is throwing starfish back into the ocean to save their lives. A second man approaches him. The second man says that there are too many starfish to toss back, so throwing only some of them back won't make any difference. As the first man tosses another starfish back into the water, he "makes the point" that it has made a difference to the one he has just toss back.
Does it mean "emphasize" or "to prove he's right" or anything else?
Top answer
You have the right general idea. clearly indicate your meaning Clive
- You have the right general idea.
- clearly indicate your meaning Clive
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