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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
tell, say, speak, talk
Hi,
1. That is his telling point of view.
2. That is his saying point of view.
3. That is his talking point of view.
4. That is his speaking point of view.
Are all correct ? Do they have the same meaning? If not, what is the difference in their meanings?
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1. That is his telling point of view.
2. That is his saying point of view.
3. That is his talking point of view.
4. That is his speaking point of view.
Are all correct ? Do they have the same meaning? If not, what is the difference in their meanings?
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What do they mean?
- What do they mean?
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Are all correct ?No. Not a single one is correct.
What are you trying to say?
CJ
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From Dictionary.com:
telling
adj.
2.revealing; indicative of much otherwise unnoticed:
a telling analysis of motivation in business.
From Cambridge:
telling
adj.
showing the truth about a situation or showing what someone really thinks:
a telling comment
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From Dictionary.com:
telling
adj.
2.revealing; indicative of much otherwise unnoticed:
a telling analysis of motivation in business.
From Cambridge:
telling
adj.
showing the truth about a situation or showing what someone really thinks:
a telling comment
www.onelook.com
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Hi,
Yankee wrote:
A very telling point of view, Quoc. And here I was under the impression that I'd answered hundreds of your questions. Some more than once. Imagine that.
So,
1.A very telling point of view
2.A very saying point of view
3.A very speaking point of view
4.A very taliking point of view
Yankee wrote:
A very telling point of view, Quoc. And here I was under the impression that I'd answered hundreds of your questions. Some more than once. Imagine that.
So,
1.A very telling point of view
2.A very saying point of view
3.A very speaking point of view
4.A very taliking point of view
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The expression is "a telling point of view". It's fixed, No more can be done with it. 2-4 do not exist.
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MilkyThe expression is "a telling point of view". It's fixed, No more can be done with it. 2-4 do not exist.May I ask, what does this expression mean? Does it mean, from one's opinion? Thanks.
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1.A very telling point of view
telling=representative, significant, saying a lot
telling=representative, significant, saying a lot
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It means that their views 'tell' you something about the person. It reveals something about them beyond the basic information they are giving you.
An example I found is: "Expressing a particularly cynical but telling point of view, one detective is quoted as saying in a 1996 article by Richard A. Leo of the University of California at Irvine, "You can tell if a suspect is lying by whether
An example I found is: "Expressing a particularly cynical but telling point of view, one detective is quoted as saying in a 1996 article by Richard A. Leo of the University of California at Irvine, "You can tell if a suspect is lying by whether
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