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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"it's the means"

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00I don't understand this very well:02br
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00' "Can you see and end?"02br
00 "Oh, certainly an end. It's the means - it's the means." '02br
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00It's from Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley"02br
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00Thanks in advance, jo. 0-
  

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0 Reference to the saying "the means to an end" - the way in which one reaches a conclusion or achieves an aim. 0-

— Feebs11

  • 0 Reference to the saying "the means to an end" - the way in which one reaches a conclusion or achieves an aim.
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0 Reference to the saying "the means to an end" - the way in which one reaches a conclusion or achieves an aim. 02br
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00One person asks if the other can see an end to something; the other person is saying that he can see the end, but not the means of getting to it.0-
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0 and end?02br
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00 No. an end.02br
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00 The means and the ends are often paired. The way of reaching a goal (the means) and the goal itself (the end). The exchange is something like this:02br
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01i00-- Can you see the goal?02br
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