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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Nothing more to be said or done...

Isabella picks up a sword and wants to kill her brother.

Robin: Isabella once you kill him there's no going back.
There's nothing more to be said or done. Whatever she says or does after that

can't undo what's been done?

Isabella: This will do all the talking I need.
Robin: What about what he may have to say?
  

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There is no point in killing him now.

  • There is no point in killing him now.
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There is no point in killing him now.
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Mister MicawberThere is no point in killing him now.
I got that but I'm wondering is he saying after she kills him she
can't condemn him to anything?
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That is not included in the statement, though it may be in the wider context.
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Thanks, Mister Micawber!
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In context I think he means to say that the act of killing him is final, that after that there is nothing more she can do or say to him. Then she says she doesn't need to say anything more after that-- the act of killing by itself will do the talking. What bothers me is that this would call for a semicolon, or perhaps a dash, between the two sentences. As two separate sentences it could also mean

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