Consider the following sentence:
"That was the last time I STALKED OFF a stage during a political debate."
In this context, does 'stalked off' mean 'left (a stage)?
(And is 'stalk off' considered formal language?)
" In this context, does 'stalked off' mean 'left (a stage)? It means I walked off the stage in an arrogant, haughty and determined manner. )It I t's just a standard English word used by educated people.
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"That was the last time I STALKED OFF a stage during a political debate."
In this context, does 'stalked off' mean 'left (a stage)? It means I walked off the stage in an arrogant, haughty and determined manner.
(And is 'stalk off' considered formal language?)It
It's just a standard English word used by educated people. It's not a word that you hear every d