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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
"Old since dead"?
Hello,
I found a text comparing the nature of American South and North, mainly the full of energy citiec of the North and the stable cities of the Soth, and it ends with a sentence: "In this aspect the South is old since dead".
Could anybodytell what does it mean? Is it an idiom or some colloquial phrase? I would be very greatful for an answer.
MM
I found a text comparing the nature of American South and North, mainly the full of energy citiec of the North and the stable cities of the Soth, and it ends with a sentence: "In this aspect the South is old since dead".
Could anybodytell what does it mean? Is it an idiom or some colloquial phrase? I would be very greatful for an answer.
MM
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Could anybodytell what does it mean? Is it an idiom or some colloquial phrase? I think it is an editing error; it should read 'long since dead'.
- Could anybodytell what does it mean?
- Is it an idiom or some colloquial phrase?
- I think it is an editing error; it should read 'long since dead'.
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Anonymous"In this aspect the South is old since dead".Could anybodytell what does it mean? Is it an idiom or some colloquial phrase?I think it is an editing error; it should read 'long since dead'.
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Mister MicawberI think it is an editing error; it should read 'long since dead'.I have the same opinion.
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Thank you for your reply, but the next sentence sounds like:
New York, whatever it may believe of
itself, is young since alive
So I don't think it's a mistake, These sentences must be parallel and it may be some artistic figure. The one I cannot figure out a foreigner.
New York, whatever it may believe of
itself, is young since alive
So I don't think it's a mistake, These sentences must be parallel and it may be some artistic figure. The one I cannot figure out a foreigner.
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They are still incorrectly written; the sentences are fragmented—and when they are completed, they are really nonsensical.
In this aspect the South is old, since it is dead.
New York...is young since, it is alive.
In this aspect the South is old, since it is dead.
New York...is young since, it is alive.
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AnonymousSo I don't think it's a mistake, These sentences must be parallel and it may be some artistic figure.Anon;
If you read the footnote on the previous page, you will be informed that this text was unfinished. It was found among the writer's papers at his death and published posthumously. In fact, an original version was rejected by the wr
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