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nojunk
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 4:06 pm
Post subject: He is a generous to a fault |
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I am not quite sure the exact meaning as below.
"He is a generous to a fault."
Would anyone explain it to me?
Thanks.
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Alan OBrien
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:20 pm
Post subject: Re: He is a generous to a fault |
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Being generous is a good thing. But if you are too generous you might give
away too much and become needy yourself.
Generosity in that case could be called a fault in your character; a
weakness. |
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:37 pm
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Also, generosity can sometimes be harmful to the recipient.
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Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u)
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Adrian S. Kuiper
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:09 pm
Post subject: Re: He is a generous to a fault |
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The phrase is actually: Generous TO a fault.
Adrian |
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meirman
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:13 am
Post subject: Re: He is a generous to a fault |
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| Quote: | I am not quite sure the exact meaning as below.
"He is a generous to a fault."
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No "a" before generous. Generous is an adjective.
Thanks, Alan, that's what I thought it meant, but I really had no way
to be sure (other than looking it up or asking someone).
| Quote: | Would anyone explain it to me?
Thanks.
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s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.
Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis, 7 years
Chicago, 6 years
Brooklyn NY 12 years
Baltimore 20 years |
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Alan OBrien
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:52 am
Post subject: Re: He is a generous to a fault |
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| Quote: | Thanks, Alan, that's what I thought it meant, but I really had no way
to be sure (other than looking it up or asking someone).
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I think that was Adrian - I didn't notice it myself!
Alan |
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cljlk
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:05 pm
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| Quote: | No "a" before generous. Generous is an adjective.
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That is correct, it should be without "a". |
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meirman
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| Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 7:01 am
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Because of a severe server crash at my ISP, I was not able to receive
any articles posted:
from about 4AM, EDT, on Tuesday, September 28
until 1:32PM, EDT, on Thursday, September 30.
If you posted during that time, I wasn't able to receive the post or
reply to it.
And even in this thread, I know that Alan O'Brien replied to me
because I got the header, but I didn't try to get the post at the same
time, and I can't get it now. I'm almost sure it's not even on the
temporary server they are using.
P&M
s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.
Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis, 7 years
Chicago, 6 years
Brooklyn NY 12 years
Baltimore 20 years |
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