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"subtle nuances"
Is "subtle nuances" redundant when referring to indirectly spoken meanings?
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[/nq] [nq:1]Yes[/nq] Not really. "Subtle nuances" clearly indicates that the nuances referred to are too subtle for the listener to understand, though the listener would probably comprehend nuances which are less subtle. GFH
- [/nq] [nq:1]Yes[/nq] Not really.
- "Subtle nuances" clearly indicates that the nuances referred to are too subtle for the listener to understand, though the listener would probably comprehend nuances which are less subtle.
- GFH
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[nq:2]Is "subtle nuances" redundant when referring to indirectly spoken meanings?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes[/nq]
Not really. "Subtle nuances" clearly indicates that the nuances referred to are too subtle for the listener to understand, though the listener would probably comprehend nuances which are less subtle.
GFH
[nq:1]Yes[/nq]
Not really. "Subtle nuances" clearly indicates that the nuances referred to are too subtle for the listener to understand, though the listener would probably comprehend nuances which are less subtle.
GFH
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[nq:1]Is "subtle nuances" redundant when referring to indirectly spoken meanings?[/nq]
Good point. We need examples of blatant nuances so we can make up our minds.
GFH has a point. I don't get subtlety. I might get nuance.
Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 7 years
Chi
Good point. We need examples of blatant nuances so we can make up our minds.
GFH has a point. I don't get subtlety. I might get nuance.
Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 7 years
Chi
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[nq:2]Yes[/nq]
[nq:1]Not really. "Subtle nuances" clearly indicates that the nuances referred to are too subtle for the listener to understand, though the listener would probably comprehend nuances which are less subtle.[/nq]
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Work is the curse of the drinking class.
[nq:1]Not really. "Subtle nuances" clearly indicates that the nuances referred to are too subtle for the listener to understand, though the listener would probably comprehend nuances which are less subtle.[/nq]
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Work is the curse of the drinking class.
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[nq:2]Yes[/nq]
[nq:1]Not really. "Subtle nuances" clearly indicates that the nuances referred to are too subtle for the listener to understand, though the listener would probably comprehend nuances which are less subtle.[/nq]
Have you looked up "nuance" in a dictionary? Mine defines it as a "subtle difference in or shade of meaning".
athel
[nq:1]Not really. "Subtle nuances" clearly indicates that the nuances referred to are too subtle for the listener to understand, though the listener would probably comprehend nuances which are less subtle.[/nq]
Have you looked up "nuance" in a dictionary? Mine defines it as a "subtle difference in or shade of meaning".
athel
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