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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Pick a pile of...

Melinda says goodbye to professor Payne who's going to Africa
on a sabbatical.
Payne: You care about me a lot.
Melinda: What do you want me to say? That you're one
of my best friends, and that although I fully understand
why you have to go, it hurts... to know that you would
pick an old pile of artifacts over me? He would show her many artifacts
he has found when he gets back?
Payne: Yeah, something like that would be nice.
  

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Madhulk why you have to go, it hurts... to know that you would pick an old pile of artifacts over me ? He would show her many artifacts he has found when he gets back?

  • Madhulk why you have to go, it hurts...
  • to know that you would pick an old pile of artifacts over me ?
  • He would show her many artifacts he has found when he gets back?
  • No.
  • It means that that, given a choice, Payne would choose the artifacts over Melinda.
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Madhulkwhy you have to go, it hurts... to know that you would
pick an old pile of artifacts over me? He would show her many artifacts
he has found when he gets back?
No. It means that that, given a choice, Payne would choose the artifacts over Melinda.
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My ***! Of course! Pick sth over someone.
I don't know why I imagined him covering her with a pile of artifacts.
Thanks, RayH and sorry for the absolutely dumb question!

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