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need someone to explain some sentences
Can someone explain the below
To think of the chasm of apathy in which we have fallen--a shame, a pitul shame .
I'd second the motion.
They had a riot on their hands
They had a riot at their hands.
He might act hard-boiled now and then, but it is an act that folds under the slightest scare.
I could smash the window when and if I like to do it. What does it mean " when and if " ?
There is liable to cracking cement. What is " there is liable " refering to ?
Nobody is hooting at him any more. Is there any difference " nobody " and " no body " or "anymore " or " any more" ?
We hear the cement grind at our feet. What does it mean " grind " ?
Just limbering up ?
His hands are froze into red claws. What is" red claw " ?
Can I say ? His hands are freezing into red claws ? If it ok, any difference betwee them.
Thanks
To think of the chasm of apathy in which we have fallen--a shame, a pitul shame .
I'd second the motion.
They had a riot on their hands
They had a riot at their hands.
He might act hard-boiled now and then, but it is an act that folds under the slightest scare.
I could smash the window when and if I like to do it. What does it mean " when and if " ?
There is liable to cracking cement. What is " there is liable " refering to ?
Nobody is hooting at him any more. Is there any difference " nobody " and " no body " or "anymore " or " any more" ?
We hear the cement grind at our feet. What does it mean " grind " ?
Just limbering up ?
His hands are froze into red claws. What is" red claw " ?
Can I say ? His hands are freezing into red claws ? If it ok, any difference betwee them.
Thanks
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Anonymous Can someone explain the below To think of the chasm of apathy in which we have fallen--a shame, a pitul shame . This is a metaphor. " ("pitul" is not a word - probably pitiful) I'd second the motion.
- Anonymous Can someone explain the below To think of the chasm of apathy in which we have fallen--a shame, a pitul shame .
- This is a metaphor.
- " ("pitul" is not a word - probably pitiful) I'd second the motion.
- Someone has made a suggestion and you agree with it.
- In formal meetings, there's something called "Roberts' Rules of Order" - one person makes a motion (suggestion), one other person much second it, and then people vote on it.
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AnonymousCan someone explain the below
To think of the chasm of apathy in which we have fallen--a shame, a pitul shame . This is a metaphor. Like "a pit of despair." ("pitul" is not a word - probably pitiful)
I'd second the motion. Someone has made a suggestion and you agree with it. In formal meetings, there's something called "Roberts' Rules of
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