Writingtosms Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Speeches measured by the hour... Meaning?
Hi
I'm unable to understand the meaning of Thomas Jefferson's quote:
Speeches measured by the hour die with the hour.
Please help.
Thank you
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writingtosms I'm unable to understand the meaning of Thomas Jefferson's quote: We speak of time dying. Toward sunset, the day is dying. Arsenal rallied in the dying minutes of the match to score twice.
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writingtosmsI'm unable to understand the meaning of Thomas Jefferson's quote:
We speak of time dying. Toward sunset, the day is dying. Arsenal rallied in the dying minutes of the match to score twice. As the first hour of a long-winded speech dies, so does the speech—the speech dies with, that is, at the same time as, the hour. To say that the speech dies m
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