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alexandra
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 Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:24 am Post subject: "works" |
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Hi everybody
Give me a hand here, please.
"But literature, even light literature, will accept nothing
less from the neophyte. It is one of those professions
that wants the "works". You wouldn't be interested in a
soldier who was only a little brave."
Is the sentence saying that literature is a very demanding profession?
What does "works" mean?
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bud
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:43 am Post subject: |
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Hi Alexandea,
Yes it is.
In this context, "the works" means "all" or "everything." The sentence means that the profession requires, for example, proficiency in all the skills of literature, maximum effort, studiousness, etc.
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alexandra
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:50 am Post subject: "works" |
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| Thank you Bud. Merry Christmas. |
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bud
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| Merry Christmas to you, Alexandra. |
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