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Meaning of these pls.

Can you please explain the following:

- I hope that I am not being pretentious in claiming this an annoyance.

- This is an unfortunate setback.

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The first is hard to unravel: " being pretentious" is being a bit phoney, acting like you think you are more sophisticated than other people ... it is hard to see how this can be relevant in a sentence about claiming that something is annoying you, "an annoyance" can be anything that causes you discomfort or mild distress ... The second just means the plans have been held back by some unexpected event or happenings.

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  • The first is hard to unravel: " being pretentious" is being a bit phoney, acting like you think you are more sophisticated than other people ...
  • it is hard to see how this can be relevant in a sentence about claiming that something is annoying you, "an annoyance" can be anything that causes you discomfort or mild distress ...
  • The second just means the plans have been held back by some unexpected event or happenings.
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The first is hard to unravel:
" being pretentious" is being a bit phoney, acting like you think you are more sophisticated than other people ...
it is hard to see how this can be relevant in a sentence about claiming that something is annoying you, "an annoyance" can be anything that causes you discomfort or mild distress ...

The second just means the plans have been held back
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