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... someone has " exaggerated " what he described as a fad . How does " someone " exaggerate a fad ? The statement sounds even more ludicrous when we question the hidden proposition : Who is exaggerating the fad ? In 9.21 I've italicized ...
... someone has " exaggerated " what he described as a fad . How does " someone " exaggerate a fad ? The statement sounds even more ludicrous when we question the hidden proposition : Who is exaggerating the fad ? In 9.21 I've italicized ...
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... someone were hiding a disability . The buried proposition of hidden suggests that individuals purposely hide their disabilities and implies a secre- tive intent on their part . In fact , this passive modifier functions as a perceptual ...
... someone were hiding a disability . The buried proposition of hidden suggests that individuals purposely hide their disabilities and implies a secre- tive intent on their part . In fact , this passive modifier functions as a perceptual ...
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... someone else for our internal , psychological responses , as though they cause us to feel as we say we do and are , therefore , responsible for our responses to them . The psych - predicates locate the origin of and responsibility for ...
... someone else for our internal , psychological responses , as though they cause us to feel as we say we do and are , therefore , responsible for our responses to them . The psych - predicates locate the origin of and responsibility for ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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