Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
What is the meaning of "place" here?
this is a conversation :
girl:have we ever met anywhere?
boy:no,that would be unlikely.i look familiar though?
girl:yes
boy:you cant quite palce it?
girl:yes
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what is the exact meaning of "unlikely" and "you vant quite place it"
girl:have we ever met anywhere?
boy:no,that would be unlikely.i look familiar though?
girl:yes
boy:you cant quite palce it?
girl:yes
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what is the exact meaning of "unlikely" and "you vant quite place it"
Top answer
unlikely = improbable You can't quite place it = You cannot remember precisely where or when you saw it before
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unlikely = improbable
You can't quite place it = You cannot remember precisely where or when you saw it before
You can't quite place it = You cannot remember precisely where or when you saw it before
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"unlikely" means "not likely", "not probable". The boy is saying that he doesn't think they have met before.
"You can't quite place it" means "You can't quite figure out why I look familiar; you can't quite remember when and where you think we met".
If the girl is agreeing that she "can't quite place it" then the logical response is "no", not "yes".
"You can't quite place it" means "You can't quite figure out why I look familiar; you can't quite remember when and where you think we met".
If the girl is agreeing that she "can't quite place it" then the logical response is "no", not "yes".
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