Meaning of "Can't stand knitted socks"

[Werdna]

Test No. incompl/inter-77 "Christmas Postman (4)", question 10

Master Richard! When will that woman realise I'm over fifty and can't ......... knitted socks!

(a) hate
(b) dislike
(c) sit
(d) stand

Test No. incompl/inter-77 "Christmas Postman (4)", answer 10

Master Richard! When will that woman realise I'm over fifty and can't stand knitted socks!

Correct answer: (d) stand

Your answer was: incorrect
Master Richard! When will that woman realise I'm over fifty and can't sit knitted socks!
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Could you please explain me this expression "to stand knitted socks"?

Werdna

[Torsten]

If you can't stand knitted socks, you don't like socks that are woven by hand.

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[Alan]

[Ahmadov]

"Stand" has a meaning of "accept". If you say "I cannot stand his voice", then it means that you hate or dislike his voice. I think "cannot stand" is used in the similar meaning in the test, i.e. the person does not like or accept knitted socks.
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[Haihao]

Hi Alan,

I was really being absorbed in this narrative story-styled test, which is really wonderful!

Just out of curiosity, I would like to know in the story who took the packet and shouted out the last sentence. I thought the recipient was Master Richard but it would be unnatural for him to begin with 'Master Richard!'. Is the recipient or gift receiver or shouter Master Richard's wife?

haihao

[Alan]

Hi Haihao,

The point is the story teller assumes that the packet is for a young boy. In fact the recipient is a man over 50 but the sender (a loving aunt perhaps) still looks upon him as if he is a child. The words in the last sentence are actuallyy said by the recipient ('Master' Richard) and he is saying the words to himself in complete disgust because the sender is still calling him 'master' and also he just doesn't like knitted socks at all.

Hope that clarifies things.

A
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[Haihao]

Thank you so much, Alan, and I am sure I fully understand the story now. The plot that a supposed loving aunt took the dramatis personae as a child so that he shouted to himself 'Master Richard' is really cool!:D I love such kind of tests!

haihao

[Gheon]

Thanks for the story! It was interesting to know that the word "Master" also has an old-fashioned meaning "a title used when speaking to or about a boy who is too young to be called Mr. (also used in front of the name on an envelope, etc.)".
(I don't know why but for me this word "Master" is associated with old kung fu movies)
By the way, I wanted that light be shed upon whether to use Dramatis Personae or Dramatis Persona (from Haihao's previous post). Evidently, that the first variant is for plural. So, the question is: Do we use singular form in English at all?
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[Alan]

Yes, I think we do and 'persona' is often used on its own often to suggest character or personality.

Alan
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[Nga Tran]

Dear teacher,
May I put two questions to you relating to this text:
1) I feel the sentence "I hurried away to the sound of the barking dog" having something not OK. I think 'to go' or 'to hurry away' then the preposition following should be 'from', not 'to', so could you please explain it more clearly?
2) What is it really meant by the man's thinking 'When will that woman realise I'm over fifty and can't stand knitted socks!' to end up the story?

[Hapkido]

Hi there,
I didn't quite understand this phrase ( i can't stand knitted socks)

looking forward to seeing your explanation.

thanks in advance!

[Beeesneees]

I can't stand = I have a strong dislike (for)
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[Kati Svaby]

Hello,

Does it mean?
The fifty year-old 'Master' Richard received again knitted socks 'from his aunt' than she used to give him for every Christmas. And that's why he says to himself: I can't stand the knitted socks... (why she doesn't already find out)?

Kati svaby