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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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'Woman that she is, she is brave.'

Can I interpret it as 'Being a woman that she is, she is brave?'
  

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A typical example of this kind of structure might be "Independent woman that she is, she doesn't like asking for help". The fact that she is an independent woman explains why she doesn't like asking for help. Your sentence is harder to decipher.

— GPY

  • A typical example of this kind of structure might be "Independent woman that she is, she doesn't like asking for help".
  • The fact that she is an independent woman explains why she doesn't like asking for help.
  • Your sentence is harder to decipher.
  • Does it mean that she is brave just because she is a woman?
  • I'm not sure.
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A typical example of this kind of structure might be "Independent woman that she is, she doesn't like asking for help". The fact that she is an independent woman explains why she doesn't like asking for help. Your sentence is harder to decipher. Does it mean that she is brave just because she is a woman? I'm not sure.
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AnonymousWoman that she is, she is brave.
I wonder if that was supposed to be Woman though she is, written by someone who is surprised that a woman might be as brave as a man. In any case, even with the substitution of that for though, I think the message is intended to be the same.

CJ
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CalifJimI wonder if that was supposed to be Woman though she is, written by someone who is surprised that a woman might be as brave as a man. In any case, even with the substitution of that for though, I think the message is intended to be the same.
You may be right ... though I would not personally have got that meaning from the sentence as originally written
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