Lcchang Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Not nice to say.
I found the following sentences hard to understand in a passage. Would you please help out?
... Well, he was with some woman, but she was anything but attractive. that's not nice to say- he could be a wonderful person- but then again a wonderful person wouldn't be with Greg....
My questions are:
1. For sure, "nothing but attractive" means that woman was not attractive. I know this one.
2. Does "That's not nice to say" mean it's not nice to talk about something?
3 he could be a wonderful person- what does that mean here?
... Well, he was with some woman, but she was anything but attractive. that's not nice to say- he could be a wonderful person- but then again a wonderful person wouldn't be with Greg....
My questions are:
1. For sure, "nothing but attractive" means that woman was not attractive. I know this one.
2. Does "That's not nice to say" mean it's not nice to talk about something?
3 he could be a wonderful person- what does that mean here?
Top answer
It is difficult to answer without more context. Here is my interpretation on the scanty text provided: 2. Does "That's not nice to say" mean it's not nice to talk about something?
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It is difficult to answer without more context. Here is my interpretation on the scanty text provided:
2. Does "That's not nice to say" mean it's not nice to talk about something? It means that what the person is saying is not polite.
3 he could be a wonderful person- what does that mean here? It means that there
2. Does "That's not nice to say" mean it's not nice to talk about something? It means that what the person is saying is not polite.
3 he could be a wonderful person- what does that mean here? It means that there
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Are you sure you didn't mistype? It seems to me it should be
. . . she could be a wonderful person . . .
Clive
. . . she could be a wonderful person . . .
Clive
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