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Lichy Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
What's the meaning of this sentence?
"I'll take less if more means having less of you."What 's this sentence's meaning?
1.The sum is constant, if I take more, you'll have less.
2.If I take more from you, you will go away, and I'll have less of you.
Which one is correct?
This is a sentence of a song's lyric. The song's name is All the Pennies ,by Mindy Gledhill
1.The sum is constant, if I take more, you'll have less.
2.If I take more from you, you will go away, and I'll have less of you.
Which one is correct?
This is a sentence of a song's lyric. The song's name is All the Pennies ,by Mindy Gledhill
Top answer
My money is on #2. "
- My money is on #2.
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My money is on #2.
#1 is the formula for "a zero-sum game."
(Well, I have to admit that "All the Pennies" seems to point in the other direction, but the meaning is quite clear to me.)
#1 is the formula for "a zero-sum game."
(Well, I have to admit that "All the Pennies" seems to point in the other direction, but the meaning is quite clear to me.)
lichy"I'll take less if more means having less of you."
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But I think #1 is more reasonable. What's the background? Are they married? Are their assets constant?
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lichyWhat's the background? Are they married? Are their assets constant?How am I supposed to know the answer to this? More or less of what? Suppose it's ***.
He wants more, but he's afraid that will push her away from him in other aspects of their life.
So he's willing to settle for less, so the rest of their life together can be "fuller."
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