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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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We start down that road, where do we draw the line?

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We start down that road, where do we draw the line?

  

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anonymous What does this mean? We start down that road, where do we draw the line? This is that zombie TV show, right?

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  • anonymous What does this mean?
  • We start down that road, where do we draw the line?
  • This is that zombie TV show, right?
  • The characters in it speak quite informally, it seems—so informally that it is a poor model for your own English and a bit of a challenge for the rest of us.
  • What you have here is a textbook mixed metaphor (and I can only hope the writers put it in the mouth of the character because he is supposed to be an ignoramus).
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anonymous

What does this mean?


We start down that road, where do we draw the line?

This is that zombie TV show, right? The characters in it speak quite informally, it seems—so informally that it is a poor model for your own English and a bit of a challenge for the rest of us. What you have here is a textbook mixed metaphor (and I can only h

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anonymous

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We start down that road, where do we draw the line?

I believe the intention is to imply a conditional:

IF we follow this path of action, how far can we go before we realize we have gone too far and should not go farther?

CJ

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