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Shigeru Sato Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

What is "regular tough" ?

I'm reading 'The Great Gatsby'.

And there is a sentence like "he’s regular tough underneath".

Is he tough or not tough?
  

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Shigeru Sato Is he tough or not tough? It is not a question of whether he is tough or not tough. It is a question of whether he is a tough or not a tough.

  • Shigeru Sato Is he tough or not tough?
  • It is not a question of whether he is tough or not tough.
  • It is a question of whether he is a tough or not a tough.
  • It would help if you quoted the passage correctly.
  • We're dealing with a noun, not an adjective, here.
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Shigeru SatoIs he tough or not tough?
It is not a question of whether he is tough or not tough.

It is a question of whether he is a tough or not a tough.

It would help if you quoted the passage correctly. We're dealing with a noun, not an adjective, here. The correct quote is:

He's a regular tough underneath.
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Thank you!Emotion: smile

I did not notice the meaning 'absolute, complete.'

By the way, my 'The Great Gatsby' book (penguin pop

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