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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of this "might be thought"
Hi,
The excerpt below is from a book by David Sedaris, and I have two questions.
1) "might be thought" sounds a bit funny to me. Does this mean like:
Some think a part of one's body might be lazy. or
Some might think a part of one's body is lazy. ??
2) What is the meaning of this "extend" Like, "make it longer" or "offer"? Or double meaning?
(In this story, David has a lisp issue, which his teacher defined as "a lazy tongue".)
My sister Amy and Gretchen were, at the time, undergoing therapy for their lazy eyes, while my older sister, Lisa, had been born with a lazy leg that had refused to grow at the same rate as its twin. She'd worn a corrective brace for the first two years of her life, and wherever she roamed she left a trail of scratch marks in the soft pine floor. I liked the idea that a part of one's body might be thought of as lazy -- not thoughtless or hostile, just unwilling to extend itself for the betterment of the team.
Thank you,
M
The excerpt below is from a book by David Sedaris, and I have two questions.
1) "might be thought" sounds a bit funny to me. Does this mean like:
Some think a part of one's body might be lazy. or
Some might think a part of one's body is lazy. ??
2) What is the meaning of this "extend" Like, "make it longer" or "offer"? Or double meaning?
(In this story, David has a lisp issue, which his teacher defined as "a lazy tongue".)
My sister Amy and Gretchen were, at the time, undergoing therapy for their lazy eyes, while my older sister, Lisa, had been born with a lazy leg that had refused to grow at the same rate as its twin. She'd worn a corrective brace for the first two years of her life, and wherever she roamed she left a trail of scratch marks in the soft pine floor. I liked the idea that a part of one's body might be thought of as lazy -- not thoughtless or hostile, just unwilling to extend itself for the betterment of the team.
Thank you,
M
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Hi, The excerpt below is from a book by David Sedaris, and I have two questions. 1) "might be thought" sounds a bit funny to me. Does this mean like: Some think a part of one's body might be lazy.
- Hi, The excerpt below is from a book by David Sedaris, and I have two questions.
- 1) "might be thought" sounds a bit funny to me.
- Does this mean like: Some think a part of one's body might be lazy.
- or Some might think a part of one's body is lazy.
- <<< This 2) What is the meaning of this "extend" Like, "make it longer" or "offer"?
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Hi,
The excerpt below is from a book by David Sedaris, and I have two questions.
1) "might be thought" sounds a bit funny to me. Does this mean like:
Some think a part of one's body might be lazy. or
Some might think a part of one's body is lazy. ?? <<< This
The excerpt below is from a book by David Sedaris, and I have two questions.
1) "might be thought" sounds a bit funny to me. Does this mean like:
Some think a part of one's body might be lazy. or
Some might think a part of one's body is lazy. ?? <<< This
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Thank you for the reply, Clive.
Would you explain the difference between "one's body might be thought" and "one's body was thought" in the context?
(This is the preceding part)
Over the coming years I would find a crack in each of the therapists sent to train what Miss Samson now defined as my lazy tongue. "That's its problem," she said. "It's just
Would you explain the difference between "one's body might be thought" and "one's body was thought" in the context?
(This is the preceding part)
Over the coming years I would find a crack in each of the therapists sent to train what Miss Samson now defined as my lazy tongue. "That's its problem," she said. "It's just
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Hi,
one's body was thought States it as a fact.
one's body might be thought States it as an interesting possibility.
Clive
one's body was thought States it as a fact.
one's body might be thought States it as an interesting possibility.
Clive
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Thank you for the reply.
Sorry but I have another questioin in the excerpt that I quoted above.
My sister Amy and Gretchen were, at the time, undergoing therapy for their lazy eyes, while my older sister, Lisa, had been born with a lazy leg that had refused to grow at the same rate as its twin.
Is this "twin" here common expression?
Sorry but I have another questioin in the excerpt that I quoted above.
My sister Amy and Gretchen were, at the time, undergoing therapy for their lazy eyes, while my older sister, Lisa, had been born with a lazy leg that had refused to grow at the same rate as its twin.
Is this "twin" here common expression?
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Hi,
You mean in a context where you re talking about two similar body parts?
No. It's part of his amusing style of writing.
Clive
You mean in a context where you re talking about two similar body parts?
No. It's part of his amusing style of writing.
Clive
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