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Book mango 418 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Operate on the assumption

If you operate on the assumption that people are trying to take advantage of you, then you'll never make any meaningful connections with anyone.


I know a machine operates. What does "a person operates on the assumption" mean? Does this nessasarily imply that the speaker thinks the person's assumption is wrong?

  

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A person operates, too, but this writer does not realize that "operate" is pejorative applied to people and implies shady dealings. " book mango 418 Does this nessasarily imply that the speaker thinks the person's assumption is wrong? I think so.

  • A person operates, too, but this writer does not realize that "operate" is pejorative applied to people and implies shady dealings.
  • " book mango 418 Does this nessasarily imply that the speaker thinks the person's assumption is wrong?
  • I think so.
  • An assumption is almost wrong by definition because it has no evidence to support it.
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A person operates, too, but this writer does not realize that "operate" is pejorative applied to people and implies shady dealings. The writer meant something like "If in the conduct of your affairs you assume …."

book mango 418Does this nessasarily imply that the speaker thinks the person's assumption is wrong?

I think so. An assumption is almost wro

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