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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

To be fair

I didn't finish the book, but to be fair, I lost my glasses.

I'd like to know if I can interpret "to be fair" as "if it will be fair to me."
  

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We are usually 'fair' to someone else. eg My friend didn't finish the book, but to be fair (to her) she lost her glasses.

— Clive

  • We are usually 'fair' to someone else.
  • eg My friend didn't finish the book, but to be fair (to her) she lost her glasses.
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We are usually 'fair' to someone else.
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My friend didn't finish the book, but to be fair (to her) she lost her glasses.
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Thank you, Clive, for your very kind answer. Emotion: smile
Then I'd like to know if I can interpret, in my example, "to be fair" as "for us (
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Then I'd like to know if I can interpret, in my example, "to be fair" as "for us (you and me) to be fair to me."

I suppose so. In that case, you might word it as let's be fair.


But as I said, the
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