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 #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 13:31 pm Expression: Not much that he is sorry! |
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Hi,Tom
Maybe you espect a response from Amy :D
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Not much that he is sorry" What is the
meaning? What sort of a sentence structure is that?
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I think he didn't say much of the words(maybe something offensive,insulting)to regret about what he had said
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"Firing him is like putting a tiny bandage
on a deep wound." What is the meaning? |
Here is a case of simile
like putting a tiny bandage on a deep wound has a figurative sense in this sentence and means in vain,uselessly
As you know tiny bandage cannot prevent a deep wound from bleeding :lol:
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Q3- "Ask him to pack his bags..." I think it should
be "Tell him to pack his bags... |
Yes,both are acceptable.
p.s.Anyway I'm sure that Amy will help you :D
Tom, to be honest, I misread your last question. Now I made some amendments |
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 15:31 pm Expression: Not much that he is sorry! |
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Hi Tom
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Q1- "Not much that he is sorry" What is the
meaning? What sort of a sentence structure is that? |
I would assume that there was at least a slight pause between "much" and "that". (Or at least the speaker intended to pause...:lol:)
The meaning: (He did) not (say) much --- (He just said) that he is sorry.
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Q2- "Firing him is like putting a tiny bandage
on a deep wound." What is the meaning? |
I agree with Pamela.
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Q3- "Ask him to pack his bags..." I think it should
be "Tell him to pack his bags..." |
Using the word ask instead of tell is extremely common in English when talking about giving someone a command. It sounds more polite since making a request (ask) is "nicer" than making a demand (tell). In your sentence, the person could also have used "tell". But, as I mentioned, using "ask" is very common and I wouldn't see it as unusual, even though politeness probably wasn't much of an issue in this case.
As a further example:
If you call John Smith at his office and he isn't available and you then want his secretary to tell him to call you back as soon as possible, using the word "ask" would be extremely typical and usually preferable:
Could you ask him to call me back as soon as he returns?
Amy
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 17:08 pm Expression: Not much that he is sorry! |
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How right Pamela is,Amy! :shock: I have been expecting to hear from you. :D Well, whether or not did you like the questions in this thread?
Tom |
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 17:13 pm Expression: Not much that he is sorry! |
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Sorry!
Thanks for the answers...Could not know that you had replied, Amy :D |
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