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Fraserpan Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Miss?
Could anyone explain “miss” a little bit in the following sentence to me?
“Tom has been stealing from his father and his dad never seems to miss it.”
Thank you in advance.
“Tom has been stealing from his father and his dad never seems to miss it.”
Thank you in advance.
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The sentence itself seems a little ambiguous to me. ' Hope I didn't baffle you even more.
- The sentence itself seems a little ambiguous to me.
- ' Hope I didn't baffle you even more.
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The sentence itself seems a little ambiguous to me.
The meaning could be either 'His father never seems to notice the absence of the things Tom is stealing from him'
or, unlikely but possible, 'His father never seems to regret the absence of Tom's stealing habits.'
Hope I didn't baffle you even more.
The meaning could be either 'His father never seems to notice the absence of the things Tom is stealing from him'
or, unlikely but possible, 'His father never seems to regret the absence of Tom's stealing habits.'
Hope I didn't baffle you even more.
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Actually I find this a little confusing too. Someone told me the "miss" here should equal to "notice" or "discover". What do you think?
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I'd be inclined to go with Paperkite's first explanation.
I would rewrite the sentence slightly.
“Tom has been stealing from his father but his dad never seems to miss the items.”
Hope that helps.
MountainHiker
I would rewrite the sentence slightly.
“Tom has been stealing from his father but his dad never seems to miss the items.”
Hope that helps.
MountainHiker
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