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NL888 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
their men had stuck
1) their men had stuck = their men were stuck in difficulties?
2) they were there = they(Jews) were just common people existing in the world?
Context:
She gave me a quarter apiece for them and sent them around to her four sisters, who pitied her a little, I think. They were all still married, after all; their men had stuck. lt was true that Uncle Fred didn't have much sense of humor and was stubborn about keeping the top of his convertible up, it was also true that Uncle Oren drank quite a bit and had dark theories about how the Jews were running the world, but they were there. Ruth, on the other hand, had been left holding the baby when Don ran out. She wanted them to see that he was a talented baby, at least.
2) they were there = they(Jews) were just common people existing in the world?
Context:
She gave me a quarter apiece for them and sent them around to her four sisters, who pitied her a little, I think. They were all still married, after all; their men had stuck. lt was true that Uncle Fred didn't have much sense of humor and was stubborn about keeping the top of his convertible up, it was also true that Uncle Oren drank quite a bit and had dark theories about how the Jews were running the world, but they were there. Ruth, on the other hand, had been left holding the baby when Don ran out. She wanted them to see that he was a talented baby, at least.
Top answer
1 - their men had stuck (with them). They were still married and together, unlike Ruth, who was now a single parent. 2.
- 1 - their men had stuck (with them).
- They were still married and together, unlike Ruth, who was now a single parent.
- 2.
- they were there - these husbands were not perfect but they were still there (with their wives).
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1 - their men had stuck (with them). They were still married and together, unlike Ruth, who was now a single parent.
2. they were there - these husbands were not perfect but they were still there (with their wives).
2. they were there - these husbands were not perfect but they were still there (with their wives).
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>They were all still married, after all; their men had stuck.
IMO, it means that the men had remained in the marriages, had stuck to them, didn't divorce or run away.
>but they were there
Two possible meanings:
- they were not crazy
- they were there to help, provide comfort, etc.
IMO, it means that the men had remained in the marriages, had stuck to them, didn't divorce or run away.
>but they were there
Two possible meanings:
- they were not crazy
- they were there to help, provide comfort, etc.
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To me, "they were there" seems to refer simply to the fact that the husbands had not left their wives, as opposed to the man discussed in the next sentence.
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