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Cho7712 Posted 13 years ago
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In the proverb,
'He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil'.
The underlined phrase is originally located after He.
'He that sups with the devil needs....'.
Is it right?
'He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil'.
The underlined phrase is originally located after He.
'He that sups with the devil needs....'.
Is it right?
Top answer
1. He that sups with the devil needs a long spoon. 2.
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- He that sups with the devil needs a long spoon.
- 2.
- He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil.
- (2) is supposed to mean the same as (1) but is an unusual or archaic word order that would not normally be used in modern English and may not be easily understandable to modern readers.
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1. He that sups with the devil needs a long spoon.
2. He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil.
(2) is supposed to mean the same as (1) but is an unusual or archaic word order that would not normally be used in modern English and may not be easily understandable to modern readers.
2. He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil.
(2) is supposed to mean the same as (1) but is an unusual or archaic word order that would not normally be used in modern English and may not be easily understandable to modern readers.
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cho7712In the proverb, 'He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil'.The underlined phrase is originally located after He. 'He that sups with the devil needs....'.Is it right?Yes and no. Your revision is correct and grammatically equivalent, but there is no original form for the proverb. Shakespeare rendered it, "he must have a
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Thank you GPY and enoon.
Both answers give me a complete insight into the matter.
Both answers give me a complete insight into the matter.
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