Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
certain
What does 'certain' here mean?
...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...
...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...
Top answer
Hi, I take it to mean specific rights which will be specified later. Note that the sentence continues with 'among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness '. Here's a simpler example.
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Hi,
I take it to mean specific rights which will be specified later. Note that the sentence continues with 'among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
I take it to mean specific rights which will be specified later. Note that the sentence continues with 'among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
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Thanks for answer.
By the way, is 'all men are created equal' grammatical in current English?
In contemporary English, equal or equally?
By the way, is 'all men are created equal' grammatical in current English?
In contemporary English, equal or equally?
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contrapositionBy the way, is 'all men are created equal' grammatical in current English?In contemporary English, equal or equally?It is fine even today. It's just like "babies are born innocent".
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