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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
want
Which does this sentence exactly mean?
We do not want any extraneous information on the page
1. When writing the page, do not include any information irrelevant to the topic.
2. Do not tell us any information irrelevant to the page.
We do not want any extraneous information on the page
1. When writing the page, do not include any information irrelevant to the topic.
2. Do not tell us any information irrelevant to the page.
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Obviously, it could mean either (you are starting to sound like some of our more exasperating posters) — only context will tell. What if I ask you the same question about this? ' Does this mean the correct answer (where 'right' is surely an unnecessary adjective) or the answer on the right hand side?
- Obviously, it could mean either (you are starting to sound like some of our more exasperating posters) — only context will tell.
- What if I ask you the same question about this?
- ' Does this mean the correct answer (where 'right' is surely an unnecessary adjective) or the answer on the right hand side?
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Obviously, it could mean either (you are starting to sound like some of our more exasperating posters) — only context will tell. What if I ask you the same question about this? —
'Choose the right answer.' Does this mean the correct answer (where 'right' is surely an unnecessary adjective) or the answer on the right hand side?
'Choose the right answer.' Does this mean the correct answer (where 'right' is surely an unnecessary adjective) or the answer on the right hand side?
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