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[jayjjasper]

[The Great Wall of Whiner]

Again, depends on the usage as per my example. If you use the word in a different sentence you just change the intended meaning as you just did.

Can you also assert that little/small always have the same meaning, no matter usage/context? If so, I fu le you.



ONE QUESTION EXAM:

Please select which one of the four sentences is the least similar in meaning:

A) Please do not feel that it is unusual to see foreigners walking around Beijing.

B) Please do not feel that it is strange to see foreigners walking around Beijing.

C) Please do not feel that it is uncommon to see foreigners walking around Beijing.

D) Please do not feel that it is odd to see foreigners walking around Beijing.

A, B, C, or D?


In the end, only the writer himself-- Baozi man, can decide what Baozi man himself really meant.

[Baozi man]

"Admittedly, an outrageous event but the idea is not unusual at all. If you have the might to crush the weak to advance your own interests, use it."

Notice that there are two things mentioned. One is the event which was "outrageous." the other was the idea, which was "not unusual."
Jasper got off to a bad start by reading me to say breaking into data bases was not unusual. That's not what I said. To the contrary. I said that it was outrageous. I then remarked that the idea, which I expanded to reference the strong crushing the weak, was not unusual.

Observers of life have noted that the end of a journey is quite dependent on the beginning of the journey. Here, the beginning was off the mark. Jasper got it wrong.

[jayjjasper]

[Baozi man]

Jasper, my good man,

You asked the wrong question. The data robbery was described as outrageous. The idea of ripping off identity is probably not uncommon; however, few people have the ability to so do. It was my intention to make a distinction, in this case, between the actual theft [outrageous] and the desire to steal [not unusual].

Furthermore, as suggested by my following comment, if more people could steal identities, I'm quite certain they would.

I did not make it clear, at least not to you. I apologize.

[creztor]

His point is that these lucrative "hired gun" positions are going to become as rare as hen's teeth; however, the upside is that if you do manage to get hooked up, you should be able to charge considerably more considering the amount of effort they are dedicating to stopping such practices. More cheddar cheese for FTs!

[steve b]

I thought everyone - including me - now knew that foreigners are not "engaged" for such things?

[jaydizzle]

I have had numerous college students of mine sit for an exam for their friend. Sometimes they do it for free, as a friend, or sometimes they do it for money. I've had many of my students tell me about this. Those that are good at English sit for exams for those who aren't. It's not really considered uncommon, although a few have felt pangs of guilt when I told them I was appalled they would do such a thing. They seem genuinely surprised when I am appalled. To them, it's just another thing, helping their friend out in a time of need, or simply a way to make a bit of extra scratch to pay for a fun night out.

I haven't noticed my administrators or fellow teachers doing such thing, but I'm not going to be nearly naive enough to think that it doesn't happen. Is anyone seriously arguing that somehow after college, these same folks who will lie and cheat throughout their whole academic career will somehow undergo some sort of miraculous conversion and become moral and ethical saints? No way. I'm fairly sure the only reason that I don't observe it among my admins and colleagues is that I simply only have contact with the admins when I need something done, and I don't talk to or socialize with other teachers, because... I dunno, I just don't and have never felt the need to.