Mark Twain's Quote
"Profanity is more necessary to me than is immunity from colds." - Mark Twain.
I don't understand this sentence structure. Could you please paraphrase this quote?
I understand the meaning of "Profanity is more necessary to me."
What is the grammatical subject of "is immunity from colds"? Is he saying, "than me is immunity from colds"?
What does it mean by colds? Is it a plural form of "cold" (a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and often makes your throat hurt)?
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Snappy What does it mean by colds? Is it a plural form of "cold" (a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and often makes your throat hurt)? Yes.
- Snappy What does it mean by colds?
- Is it a plural form of "cold" (a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and often makes your throat hurt)?
- Yes.
- Snappy Profanity is more necessary to me Profanity is more necessary to me ~ I need profanity more Snappy than is immunity from colds.
- than immunity from colds is (necessary to me) ~ than I need immunity from colds.
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SnappyWhat does it mean by colds? Is it a plural form of "cold" (a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and often makes your throat hurt)?
Yes.
SnappyProfanity is more necessary to me
Profanity is more necessary to me ~ I need profanity more
Snappythan is i
0"Profanity is more necessary to me than is immunity from colds." - Mark Twain.
I don't understand this sentence structure. Could you please paraphrase this quote?
It's a literary kind of word order. The meaning is
eg "Profanity is more necessary to me than immunity from colds is necessary to me."
In less literary style, this would usually be shortened to
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