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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Vocabulary

Hi

Can you tell me what this means?

1."A king that is conquered must see strange looks

so bitter a thing is the heart of man."

2. His clothes could scarely be called shabby.

Does this sentence mean that the man's clothes cannot be called shabby?
  

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Hi, Can you tell me what this means? " It's from this famous story, as you probably know. com/work-4887/Dusk-H-H-Munro/contents The overall mood of the story, of its protagonist, is defeatist, negative, depressed.

— Clive

  • Hi, Can you tell me what this means?
  • " It's from this famous story, as you probably know.
  • com/work-4887/Dusk-H-H-Munro/contents The overall mood of the story, of its protagonist, is defeatist, negative, depressed.
  • In basic terms, he is thinking this.
  • A king receives wonderful looks of admiration.
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Hi,

Can you tell me what this means?

1."A king that is conquered must see strange looks, so bitter a thing is the heart of man."

It's from this famous story, as you probably know.

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Thank you very much Clive.

"...so bitter a thing is the heart of man."

Does this suggest that man's heart is as sweet it is to people who win as bitter it is to people who fail?
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Hi,

No, it sounds to me like the idea is that people are always bitter.

Clive
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Thank you Clive.

Can you tell me whether this sentence is clear and grammatical?

Does this suggest that man's heart is as sweet it is to people who win as bitter it is to people who fail?
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Hi,

Can you tell me whether this sentence is clear and grammatical?

Does this suggest that man's heart is as sweet it is to people who win as bitter it is to people who fail?

No.

Does this suggest that man's heart is as sweet to people who win as it is bitter to people who fail?

Vocabulary comments -

Compare win and lose

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Clive, thank you very much for your prompt answers. I learn a lot from them.

I have made some changes in line with your views; please tell me whether this one is all right.

Does this suggest that man's heart is as pleasant to people who succeed as it is bitter to those who fail?
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Clive, thank you very much for your prompt answers. I learn a lot from them.

I have made some changes in line with your views; please tell me whether this one is all right.

Does this suggest that man's heart is as pleasant to people who succeed as it is bitter to those who fail?
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Hi,

Clive, thank you very much for your prompt answers. I learn a lot from them.

I have made some changes in line with your views; please tell me whether this one is all right.

Does this suggest that man's heart is as pleasant to people who succeed as it is bitter to those who fail?

I suggest 'kind', perhaps, instead of 'bitter'.
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