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Angliholic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The scheme entailed/implied/meant
Pig-in-a-poke is an idiom that refers to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce but cats were not.
The scheme entailed the sale of a suckling pig in a poke (bag). The wriggling bag would actually contain a cat (not particularly prized as a source of meat) that was sold to the victim in an unopened bag.
Hi,
Is it right to understand "entailed" in the above as "implies" and "meant?" Thanks.
The scheme entailed the sale of a suckling pig in a poke (bag). The wriggling bag would actually contain a cat (not particularly prized as a source of meat) that was sold to the victim in an unopened bag.
Hi,
Is it right to understand "entailed" in the above as "implies" and "meant?" Thanks.
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entail is similar to imply . Yes. entail: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result <the project will entail considerable expense> Thus, The scheme involved the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
- entail is similar to imply .
- Yes.
- entail: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result <the project will entail considerable expense> Thus, The scheme involved the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
- The scheme had as one of its features the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
- CJ
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entail is similar to imply. Yes.
entail: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result <the project will entail considerable expense>
Thus,
The scheme involved the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
The scheme had as one of its features the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
CJ
entail: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result <the project will entail considerable expense>
Thus,
The scheme involved the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
The scheme had as one of its features the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
CJ
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Thanks, Jim.
To make sure I catch on to its meaning, is it right to reword it as the following?
The scheme was about the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
The scheme was concerning the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
To make sure I catch on to its meaning, is it right to reword it as the following?
The scheme was about the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
The scheme was concerning the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
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Angliholicis it right to reword it as the following?No. Not really.
The scheme was about the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
The scheme was concerning the sale of a suckling pig in a bag.
It is not really idiomatic to describe a scheme (or a trick, or a procedure) as being about (or concerning) something. And besides, that
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