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Christine Christie Posted 3 years ago
Grammar
Point-blank/pointedly
Do 'point-blank' and 'pointedly' mean the same?
Such as, in these sentences:
a) "He asked me to work on the weekend, but I refused point-blank."
b) "He asked me to work on the weekend, but I pointedly refused."
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Christine Christie Do 'point-blank' and 'pointedly' mean the same? No. The first sentence means that you refused bluntly.
- Christine Christie Do 'point-blank' and 'pointedly' mean the same?
- No.
- The first sentence means that you refused bluntly.
- The second means that you don't know what "pointed" means.
- com/dictionary/pointed
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Christine ChristieDo 'point-blank' and 'pointedly' mean the same?
No. The first sentence means that you refused bluntly. The second means that you don't know what "pointed" means. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointed
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