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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
What does it mean
-You know, if you could afford it, I could drop everyone else in my practice and defend you for a living.
-You know that man was going to kill me?
-Maybe he thought he'd end up representing you in court.
Black written sentence means being your laywer so difficult?
-You know that man was going to kill me?
-Maybe he thought he'd end up representing you in court.
Black written sentence means being your laywer so difficult?
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It = everything that follows (sort of a pronoun before the usual antecedent. The sentence, if in proper sequence, sounds like a cynical comment. Sounds like the lawyer doesn't want to represent the speaker, so would kill him instead.
- It = everything that follows (sort of a pronoun before the usual antecedent.
- The sentence, if in proper sequence, sounds like a cynical comment.
- Sounds like the lawyer doesn't want to represent the speaker, so would kill him instead.
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It = everything that follows (sort of a pronoun before the usual antecedent.
The sentence, if in proper sequence, sounds like a cynical comment. Sounds like the lawyer doesn't want to represent the speaker, so would kill him instead. (???)
The sentence, if in proper sequence, sounds like a cynical comment. Sounds like the lawyer doesn't want to represent the speaker, so would kill him instead. (???)
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Hi,
It's a sarcastic remark. (saying one thing but meaning another, with the intention of hurting someone. It's a form of humour.)
Clive
It's a sarcastic remark. (saying one thing but meaning another, with the intention of hurting someone. It's a form of humour.)
Clive
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