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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Hi.

1) The results were short of spectacular.
2) The results were nothing short spectacular.

Does the 1) mean that the result were not spectacular at all?
Does the 2) mean that the result were exceptionally spectacular?

Thank you.
  

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Sorry, correction to the 2) ; it should be: 2) The results were nothing short of spectacular. Thank you.

— Anonymous

  • Sorry, correction to the 2) ; it should be: 2) The results were nothing short of spectacular.
  • Thank you.
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Sorry, correction to the 2); it should be: 2) The results were nothing short of spectacular.
Thank you.
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Thank you, Elanguest, for your useful reply.
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AnonymousDoes the 1) mean that the result were not spectacular at all?Does the 2) mean that the result were exceptionally spectacular?
Yes.
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