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Sun May 28, 2006 10:57 am Do you feel that the following sentence is weird? |
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Just like that is an expression that often means instantly.
So, without any more context, I would understand, "A person can't make himself shameless in just one quick moment." "A human being can't become instantly shameless."
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Sun May 28, 2006 11:16 am Just like that |
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Hi Floratang,
The expression just like that can also mean: simply in that way/simply by doing that. A situation could be that two people are having an argument. One starts to leave the room and the other one says: You can't stop talking to me and walk away just like that.
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Sun May 28, 2006 11:20 am Do you feel that the following sentence is weird? |
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Hi floratang
I'd understand the sentence the same way Jamie did.
If the sentence is meant as a comparison, I might omit the word "just" or reword the sentence a bit.
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Sun May 28, 2006 11:49 am Do you feel that the following sentence is weird? |
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