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Oksimoron Posted 6 years ago
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It was to become a famous phrase in the years to come.

He had started late, he was twenty-five years old, but he was to start with a flourish.

He unloosened his broad multiflowered tie, its tomato stains camouflaged by the bright patterns.(second part of the sentence i do not understand).

  

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oksimoron It was to become a famous phrase in the years to come. The phrase was going to become famous later. ) oksimoron He had started late, he was twenty-five years old, but he was to start with a flourish.

  • oksimoron It was to become a famous phrase in the years to come.
  • The phrase was going to become famous later.
  • ) oksimoron He had started late, he was twenty-five years old, but he was to start with a flourish.
  • What was he starting?
  • Whatever he started doing, he started doing it later than most people do who start doing it.
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oksimoronIt was to become a famous phrase in the years to come.

The phrase was going to become famous later. (And it did become famous.)

oksimoronHe had started late, he was twenty-five years old, but he was to start with a flourish.

What was he starting? Whatever he started doing, he started doing it later than

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