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Creativeguru Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Please explain the meaning of this sentence

I came across this sentence in newspaper article Kindly explain the meaning of sentencew in red i am unsure about it

It is true that there is no quo here to India’s quid, since the benefits are all intended for the US and Pakistan.

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It's a reference to the phrase "quid pro quo" (from Latin), which means "one thing given in exchange for another". Here the author is saying that India gave something (the "quid") but got nothing in return (no "quo"). Normally you don't use the words "quid" and "quo" individually; the author's just being "clever" (I don't mean that disparagingly).

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  • It's a reference to the phrase "quid pro quo" (from Latin), which means "one thing given in exchange for another".
  • Here the author is saying that India gave something (the "quid") but got nothing in return (no "quo").
  • Normally you don't use the words "quid" and "quo" individually; the author's just being "clever" (I don't mean that disparagingly).
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It's a reference to the phrase "quid pro quo" (from Latin), which means "one thing given in exchange for another". Here the author is saying that India gave something (the "quid") but got nothing in return (no "quo"). Normally you don't use the words "quid" and "quo" individually; the author's just being "clever" (I don't mean that disparagingly).
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Hi,

"Quid pro quo' is a Latin phrase.

It means - a thing given as compensation; a return for a gift or a favour.

eg My neighbour cuts my grass, so I wash his car as a quid pro quo.

In the red words, the writer is playing with this phrase.

I don't know what is being referred to, but it sounds to me like India has done something that benef
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