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FlagofFreedom Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
stopping short of
stopping short of = ?
Context:
VATICAN CITY
— Pope Benedict XVI "sincerely regrets" that Muslims have been offended by some of his words in a recent speech in Germany, the Vatican said Saturday — stopping short of issuing an apology the Islamic world has demanded.
Context:
VATICAN CITY
— Pope Benedict XVI "sincerely regrets" that Muslims have been offended by some of his words in a recent speech in Germany, the Vatican said Saturday — stopping short of issuing an apology the Islamic world has demanded.Top answer
on second thoughts the Vatican decided not to issue an apology
- on second thoughts the Vatican decided not to issue an apology
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on second thoughts the Vatican decided not to issue an apology
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Not quite. If you stop short of something, you get ALMOST there, but not quite.
In this case, saying "I am sorry that I caused offense" is an apology. But "I regret that someone was offended by my words" isn't quite an apology. He didn't get to the level of an apology - he stopped short.
(Think of it physically - your goal is to get to that tree. But you stop before the tree. Yo
In this case, saying "I am sorry that I caused offense" is an apology. But "I regret that someone was offended by my words" isn't quite an apology. He didn't get to the level of an apology - he stopped short.
(Think of it physically - your goal is to get to that tree. But you stop before the tree. Yo
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