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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Spirits
Hi,
"In the Il Secolo XIX newspaper, Angelo Fabbri, a passenger from Savona, said Captain Schettino had "just finished his first glass, and the waiter was about to pour the last drop from the decanter in rather high spirits"." [From The Independent.]
Was there a waiter who was in 'rather high spirits' or was there the decanter which was filled with 'high spirits'?
Thank you.
"In the Il Secolo XIX newspaper, Angelo Fabbri, a passenger from Savona, said Captain Schettino had "just finished his first glass, and the waiter was about to pour the last drop from the decanter in rather high spirits"." [From The Independent.]
Was there a waiter who was in 'rather high spirits' or was there the decanter which was filled with 'high spirits'?
Thank you.
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] Was there a waiter who was in 'rather high spirits' That's the meaning. Sounds like an odd thing to say. I wonder if the writer means the phrase to refer to the Captain.
- ] Was there a waiter who was in 'rather high spirits' That's the meaning.
- Sounds like an odd thing to say.
- I wonder if the writer means the phrase to refer to the Captain.
- It doesn't, in terms of grammar.
- or was there the decanter which was filled with 'high spirits'?
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Hi,
"In the Il Secolo XIX newspaper, Angelo Fabbri, a passenger from Savona, said Captain Schettino had "just finished his first glass, and the waiter was about to pour the last drop from the decanter in rather high spirits"." [From The Independent.]
Was there a waiter who was in 'rather high spirits'
That's the
"In the Il Secolo XIX newspaper, Angelo Fabbri, a passenger from Savona, said Captain Schettino had "just finished his first glass, and the waiter was about to pour the last drop from the decanter in rather high spirits"." [From The Independent.]
Was there a waiter who was in 'rather high spirits'
That's the
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