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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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The sense of "just" in this phrases
You’ll never fly, if you’re too scared of the height
You’ll never live if you’re just too scared to die
What mean "just" here in this text? it's necessary? it's an intensifier? or what else?
i really don't understand...
You’ll never live if you’re just too scared to die
What mean "just" here in this text? it's necessary? it's an intensifier? or what else?
i really don't understand...
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It adds little to the meaning. I guess it adds a certain emphasis. "too scared of the height" is not actually wrong I suppose, but the usual idiomatic expression is "scared of heights".
- It adds little to the meaning.
- I guess it adds a certain emphasis.
- "too scared of the height" is not actually wrong I suppose, but the usual idiomatic expression is "scared of heights".
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It adds little to the meaning. I guess it adds a certain emphasis.
"too scared of the height" is not actually wrong I suppose, but the usual idiomatic expression is "scared of heights".
"too scared of the height" is not actually wrong I suppose, but the usual idiomatic expression is "scared of heights".
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Oh, and I forgot to mention also that the comma in the first sentence is not needed.
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AnonymousWhat does "just" meanLiterally it means simply, merely, but knowing that alone doesn't capture the feel of it. just adds the speaker's attitude toward what he is saying. So I suppose you can say it is an intensifier, and as such, it is not necessary to the ov"just"here in this text?
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