Pructus Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
It beats me why
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It beats me why they call a south wind a norther, and how a wind from the south can be so tarnation cold.
I never saw anything like it. Down here in this country, the north end of a south wind is the coldest wind I ever heard of.
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In the sentence above............
1. Does the sentence, "It beats me why they call a south wind a norther" mean (1) that he does not understand why they call a south wind a norther? Or, (2) does it mean that he thinks it natural that they call a south wind a norther?
2. "the north end of a south wind " What should this expression mean?
3. What could be the situation of "call a south wind a norther"? Why would people call a south wind a norther?
Thanks in advance....
from pructus
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It beats me why they call a south wind a norther, and how a wind from the south can be so tarnation cold.
I never saw anything like it. Down here in this country, the north end of a south wind is the coldest wind I ever heard of.
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In the sentence above............
1. Does the sentence, "It beats me why they call a south wind a norther" mean (1) that he does not understand why they call a south wind a norther? Or, (2) does it mean that he thinks it natural that they call a south wind a norther?
2. "the north end of a south wind " What should this expression mean?
3. What could be the situation of "call a south wind a norther"? Why would people call a south wind a norther?
Thanks in advance....
from pructus
Top answer
Hello Pructus 1. Does the sentence, "It beats me why they call a south wind a norther" mean (1) that he does not understand why they call a south wind a norther? Or, (2) does it mean that he thinks it natural that they call a south wind a norther?
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Hello Pructus
1. Does the sentence, "It beats me why they call a south wind a norther" mean (1) that he does not understand why they call a south wind a norther? Or, (2) does it mean that he thinks it natural that they call a south wind a norther?
— Your first choice: it is beyond his comprehension.
2. "the north end of a south wind " What should this
1. Does the sentence, "It beats me why they call a south wind a norther" mean (1) that he does not understand why they call a south wind a norther? Or, (2) does it mean that he thinks it natural that they call a south wind a norther?
— Your first choice: it is beyond his comprehension.
2. "the north end of a south wind " What should this
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