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 #2 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2009 16:39 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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| Twilit1988 wrote: |
1 : "They must have gotten hitched" means "they must have got married" Yes, probably, this is colloquial/slang. However, it could also be used in a different sense, depending on context. You might consult your dictionary.
2 : "I'm chewing chewing gum" correct? Yes, but ugly.
3 : "I never lie, come what may" correct? Yes, but note that I added a comma.
4 : "He has lots of floors" What does it mean? No obvious meaning springs to mind, I suppose we need context here.
5 : "I'm feeling left out" what does it mean? I am feeling like I am left out of the group, like I am no part of the group, like an outsider. Note that I added a space.
6 : "He is a dorky or dork"? which one should be used? Dork (dorky is an adjective). |
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2009 17:06 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2009 17:50 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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Which one you would prefer --
1) He is a dork.
2) He is dorky.
Yes, I expect the otherwise this time. I don't have context with me. I would like to know in which context I should use the given sentences and the difference between them.
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2009 18:16 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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| There is little difference in practice between those two sentences. In theory, "dorky" means dork-like, so it could be a bit weaker, "not really a dork but resembling a dork". The adjective can also be used with things, actions. |
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2009 18:16 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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| Gray wrote: |
| Yes, I expect the otherwise this time. |
I do not understand this. |
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2009 18:18 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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| Cerberus™ wrote: |
| Gray wrote: |
| Yes, I expect the otherwise this time. |
I do not understand this. |
The next sentences describe what does it mean ;)
"I don't have context with me. I would like to know in which context I should use the given sentences and the difference between them."
Back to the context, you mean use noun to appear strong?
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| #8 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2009 18:55 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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| Gray wrote: |
| Cerberus™ wrote: |
| Gray wrote: |
| Yes, I expect the otherwise this time. |
I do not understand this. |
The next sentences describe what does it mean ;)
"I don't have context with me. I would like to know in which context I should use the given sentences and the difference between them." |
I'm afraid I still don't understand it, at all. What does "the otherwise" mean? "Otherwise" is an adverb, how can it have "the"? But perhaps it doesn't matter, I hope you don't think I criticise you out of malice.
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| Back to the context, you mean use noun to appear strong? |
Yes, although the difference might be very slight in many contexts. As you no doubt know, "context" is often used as an evasion when someone doesn't know what the exact rules are, or even whether there are such. |
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| #9 (permalink) Thu Feb 26, 2009 20:40 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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| Cerberus™ wrote: |
| I'm afraid I still don't understand it, at all. What does "the otherwise" mean? "Otherwise" is an adverb, how can it have "the"? |
I thought 'the' is making it definite reference as I was continuing with the context thing.
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| But perhaps it doesn't matter, I hope you don't think I criticise you out of malice. |
Why would you do that? ;)
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| #10 (permalink) Thu Feb 26, 2009 21:33 pm what does 'get hitched' mean? |
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| Gray wrote: |
| I thought 'the' is making it a definite reference as I was continuing with the context thing. |
You can do that only with a (substantive) noun.
So, what you meant was "the other thing", "the other context", or what exactly? And what did it refer to? Other than what was it? I could not reconstruct what it referred to from the overall context. Again, if you don't feel like persuing this, just tell me to drop it, that's fine.
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| Why would you do that? ;) |
Erm, because human beings are evil by nature? |
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