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Pkg_sriram Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Quote

"She worked, to quote her daughter, "as if there was no tomorrow"
Please explain me the above sentence as i have not understood when i was styding about the word : QUOTE.
  

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This is just of reporting direct speech: Here 'quote' means to say he is saying exactly what the speaker has said. "

— Vsuresh

  • This is just of reporting direct speech: Here 'quote' means to say he is saying exactly what the speaker has said.
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This is just of reporting direct speech: Here 'quote' means to say he is saying exactly what the speaker has said.
I' ll quote her words- " I work (though she has not said this, it is understood) as if there is no tomorrow."
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does it mean that She would not keep the work pending, is this sentence being saying to her daughter, please explain me ?
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Is she saying about her attitude towards work that she should not be kept for pending to her daughter, Please elaborate or provide few more examples
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Please state your questions clearly. If you have more than one question number them.
suresh
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I agree with vsuresh..she's right..I think that what she meant also.
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