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Newguest Posted 14 years ago
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Sh .. creek without a paddle
Hi
I'd like to ask whether the word "sh.." in the phrase above is used just for emphasis? Just to underline that the creek is very, very dangerous for example?
I'd like to ask whether the word "sh.." in the phrase above is used just for emphasis? Just to underline that the creek is very, very dangerous for example?
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No, the adjective is intrinsic to the nature of the imaginary creek: a very unpleasant situation.
- No, the adjective is intrinsic to the nature of the imaginary creek: a very unpleasant situation.
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No, the adjective is intrinsic to the nature of the imaginary creek: a very unpleasant situation.
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Hi
In a book about magic the author writes something like this: An earthbound entity might be accurately described as being up Sh .. Creek without a paddle. In other words, it's doing it's best to dwell in the physical world without a physical body.
I think the author here wants the reader to understand this phrase literally. The Sh .. Creek is the world and "without a paddle" me
In a book about magic the author writes something like this: An earthbound entity might be accurately described as being up Sh .. Creek without a paddle. In other words, it's doing it's best to dwell in the physical world without a physical body.
I think the author here wants the reader to understand this phrase literally. The Sh .. Creek is the world and "without a paddle" me
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Without a paddle = without the ability to attain a physical body.
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