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Keith Baltazar Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
What is wrong with the following sentence?
"I was around the bathroom stall, waiting people out."
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Keith Baltazar What is wrong with the following sentence? Nothing, from the point of view of grammar. From the standpoint of meaning, it's a little condensed, absent context.
- Keith Baltazar What is wrong with the following sentence?
- Nothing, from the point of view of grammar.
- From the standpoint of meaning, it's a little condensed, absent context.
- We have to think about it for a minute.
- Is there some hidden meaning?
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Keith BaltazarWhat is wrong with the following sentence?
"I was around the bathroom stall, waiting people out.Nothing, from the point of view of grammar.
From the standpoint of meaning, it's a little condensed, absent context.
We have to think about it for a minute. Is there some hidden meaning? Why is there only one stall? Why are there so
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It's not a correct use of the idiom "wait out."
Here is the http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wait+out?r=66:
Delay until the end of something, as in They waited out the war in Paris. This expression comes from baseball, where it alludes to the batter refraining from swing
Here is the http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wait+out?r=66:
Delay until the end of something, as in They waited out the war in Paris. This expression comes from baseball, where it alludes to the batter refraining from swing
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AlpheccaStarsIt's not a correct use of the idiom "wait out."Perhaps they're waiting for the unexpected crowd to leave, so they can consumate a drug deal.
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