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Yiduo Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Personal
Hello,everyone
A: What should I get for her?
B: How about a watch?
A: That's too personal.
I am not sure of the exact meaning of "personal". Does it mean that liking a watch is a personal preference or the relationship between "A"and "her" will seem too close if "A" buys a watch for "her"?
Could you help me? Thank you.
A: What should I get for her?
B: How about a watch?
A: That's too personal.
I am not sure of the exact meaning of "personal". Does it mean that liking a watch is a personal preference or the relationship between "A"and "her" will seem too close if "A" buys a watch for "her"?
Could you help me? Thank you.
Top answer
It could be that it is something that really needs to be picked out by the recipient. It could also be considered a piece of jewelry, with a possible indication of a more intimate relationship. Things that would not be 'personal' would be a potted plant or a gift card at a chain store.
- It could be that it is something that really needs to be picked out by the recipient.
- It could also be considered a piece of jewelry, with a possible indication of a more intimate relationship.
- Things that would not be 'personal' would be a potted plant or a gift card at a chain store.
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It could be that it is something that really needs to be picked out by the recipient. It could also be considered a piece of jewelry, with a possible indication of a more intimate relationship.
Things that would not be 'personal' would be a potted plant or a gift card at a chain store.
Things that would not be 'personal' would be a potted plant or a gift card at a chain store.
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yiduothe relationship between "A"and "her" will seem too close if "A" buys a watch for "her"?It means this one.
Gifts from less personal to more personal:
money
gift certificates
items for the home or office
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watches
jewelry
clothes
underclothes
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Thank you foy your help. But I am still puzzled. You offered different answers which are really difficult for me to distinguish. Could you please explain it in detail ? Besides, could "personal" mean the opposite meaning of "popular"?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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yiduocould "personal" mean the opposite meaning of "popular"?No.
"personal" means "intimate".
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intimate
See definition 4 of the adjective form.
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