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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

meaning

Hello,

Could anybody tell me the meaning of the following sentences?

1. A book is a book, although there is nothing in it.

2. He is slow but he is sure.
  

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Hi, 1. A book is a book, although there is nothing in it. I don't really know exactly what this means.

  • Hi, 1.
  • A book is a book, although there is nothing in it.
  • I don't really know exactly what this means.
  • t here's nothing in something can be an idiomatic way of saying the thing has no significance, no importance, no truth.
  • Perhaps that may be what is being said here , eg writing abook is a better achievement than not writing a book, even if the book has no importance.
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Hi,

1. A book is a book, although there is nothing in it. I don't really know exactly what this means. there's nothing in something can be an idiomatic way of saying the thing has no significance, no importance, no truth. Perhaps that may be what is being said here , eg writing abook is a better achievement than not writing a book, even if the bo

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