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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
What is the meaning of "or just"?
Example sentence I found on an online dictionary: That decision is unfair, or just.
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Does it have the same meaning as "or the like"?
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Does it have the same meaning as "or the like"?
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Please provide a link to that sentence. It doesn't look right. It looks like they made a mistake and meant to print either "fair" or "unjust", and the comma has no business there.
- Please provide a link to that sentence.
- It doesn't look right.
- It looks like they made a mistake and meant to print either "fair" or "unjust", and the comma has no business there.
- "Just" is like "justice" in this context—a different word from the "just" that means "only".
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Please provide a link to that sentence. It doesn't look right. It looks like they made a mistake and meant to print either "fair" or "unjust", and the comma has no business there. "Just" is like "justice" in this context—a different word from the "just" that means "only".
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