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"will" vs "Be going to" | "at bay" means "at a distance" here
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Kindly enlighten me. #1 (permalink) Thu Apr 15, 2010 15:54 pm   Kindly enlighten me.		  
Which is correct:

a. "like" is an understatement in my situation.

b. "like" is an understatement of my situation.

I'm hoping for your favorable response.

Thank you very much.
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Kindly enlighten me. #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 15, 2010 17:20 pm   Kindly enlighten me.		  
Both a possible depending on context.
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CONTEXT - : the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning


http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/context
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con·text - The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning.
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