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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
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no foil
What does "no foil" mean in the following sentence: " The Chinese cannot but be aware that a weak, violence wreaked Pakistan is no foil to India".
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The word 'foil' has been misused, I think. Here is the dictionary meaning: someone or something that makes another person or thing seem better or more attractive because of the differences between them. Here is what I believe the writer intended: a weak, violence-wreaked Pakistan is no politico-military distraction to India .
- The word 'foil' has been misused, I think.
- Here is the dictionary meaning: someone or something that makes another person or thing seem better or more attractive because of the differences between them.
- Here is what I believe the writer intended: a weak, violence-wreaked Pakistan is no politico-military distraction to India .
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The word 'foil' has been misused, I think.
Here is the dictionary meaning: someone or something that makes another person or thing seem better or more attractive because of the differences between them.
Here is what I believe the writer intended: a weak, violence-wreaked Pakistan is no politico-military distraction to India.
Here is the dictionary meaning: someone or something that makes another person or thing seem better or more attractive because of the differences between them.
Here is what I believe the writer intended: a weak, violence-wreaked Pakistan is no politico-military distraction to India.
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A Foil is a "sword" used in fencing, in a way it is saying that Pakistan does not have the power, the strength to raise their sword to even try to "fight" India.
Basically it means that Pakistan can't counteract or impede India's power in the region.
Basically it means that Pakistan can't counteract or impede India's power in the region.
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By the way, 'violence wreaked' makes no sense. It is a mistake for 'violence-racked'.
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I agree with Mister Micawber and Nagariya that the writer is saying that a weak Pakistan is no counter to the power of India. A foil is indeed a fencing sword, but I lean toward Mister Micawber's theory that the writer had in mind "a contrasting character". I wonder if the writer also had in mind yet another meaning of foil: "thwart or defeat".
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This use of foil is not the fencing weapon, but the literary device.
The term ‘foil’ refers to a literary device where the author creates a character whose primary purpose is to create a contrast to another character by laying emphasis or drawing attention to the latter’s traits and characteristics through the former’s obviously contradictory ones.
Foil
Definition:The term ‘foil’ refers to a literary device where the author creates a character whose primary purpose is to create a contrast to another character by laying emphasis or drawing attention to the latter’s traits and characteristics through the former’s obviously contradictory ones.
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aditileo What does "no foil" mean in the following sentence: " The Chinese cannot but be aware that a weak, violence wreaked Pakistan is no foil to India".I believe it means "no obstacle", "nothing (no one) that could thwart something (someone) else"
The Chinese cannot but be aware that a weak, violence wrecked Pakistan is nothing that could t
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A Rabbit Made of Skyviolence wrecked PakistanClive has already pointed out the correct word choice here.
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Mister Micawber Clive has already pointed out the correct word choice here.I wrote wrecked, not wracked. Either is fine, my choice would be wrecked, though. Thank you.
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