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Amir Oghlow Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Vulnerable

"Alison's story is a reminder of how vulnerable women can be in what is still essentially men's world."
Does "vulnerable" in this sentence mean "weak"?
  

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More "at risk" than "weak". The last part of the sentence is not right. "...

— GPY

  • More "at risk" than "weak".
  • The last part of the sentence is not right.
  • "...
  • essentially a man's world" would be correct.
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More "at risk" than "weak".

The last part of the sentence is not right. "... essentially a man's world" would be correct.
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Does the sentence mean "women in a man's world are at risk."?!
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Amir OghlowDoes the sentence mean "women in a man's world are at risk."?!
Women are at risk (in some way explained by the wider context) because the world is (according to the writer) dominated by men.
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