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Gray olive 661 Posted 5 years ago
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Sentence Doubt

Please explain the sentence below given:

"She had a way of taking life seriously without impressing one as being the least bit serious herself"

I could not understand what Speaker says here.

  

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"one" possibly refers to the speaker, but more probably to any person, standing for people in general. "without impressing one as being the least bit serious herself" -- She did not give the impression that she was in any way a serious person.

  • "one" possibly refers to the speaker, but more probably to any person, standing for people in general.
  • "without impressing one as being the least bit serious herself" -- She did not give the impression that she was in any way a serious person.
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"one" possibly refers to the speaker, but more probably to any person, standing for people in general.

"without impressing one as being the least bit serious herself" -- She did not give the impression that she was in any way a serious person.

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