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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"small variety" phrase



"I remember he wound up with my health, proposed in a speech of small

variety and considerable intermittence."

What does the phrase "small variety" mean in that context?
  

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" The last two expressions describe the speech as a whole. If a speech lacks variety , it's repetitious and boring. The intermittence suggests that the speaker kept pausing for no apparent reason.

  • " The last two expressions describe the speech as a whole.
  • If a speech lacks variety , it's repetitious and boring.
  • The intermittence suggests that the speaker kept pausing for no apparent reason.
  • He kept pausing, and then repeating what he had said before.
  • It's a little confusing.
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"I remember he wound up with my health, proposed in a speech of small variety and considerable intermittence."

The last two expressions describe the speech as a whole. If a speech lacks variety, it's repetitious and boring. The intermittence suggests that the speaker kept pausing for no apparent

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