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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Hi guys. I am currently reading 'The fountainhead'. I encountered a sentence which seems a paradox to me and it is confusing.

"He kept the details of his life secret by making it glaringly public as a whole".

Can someone shed light on this sentence.

  

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anonymous "He kept the details of his life secret by making it glaringly public as a whole". = He lived his life generally in a very open manner, but he kept some details secret.

  • anonymous "He kept the details of his life secret by making it glaringly public as a whole".
  • = He lived his life generally in a very open manner, but he kept some details secret.
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anonymous"He kept the details of his life secret by making it glaringly public as a whole".

= He lived his life generally in a very open manner, but he kept some details secret.

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