Answer:
The witness told the literal truth before the judge
- free from exaggeration or embellishment
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The common text LOL lacks a literal meaning
- relating to or expressed in letters.
The translation device gave a literal translation
- reproduced word for word
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Equality in the literal sense is unreasonable- sticking to the primary meaning of a term
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Explanation:
The use of the word "literal" can be in different forms, depending on the sentence structure and purpose. This adjective means "about, in accordance with, the real/ direct meaning" etc.
1. In the first sentence, "literal truth" signifies the real truth, without any added or made-up information.
2. "literal meaning" in the second sentence refers to the expression of the given word "LOL" in letters.
3. "literal translation" in the third sentence means that the translation device gave a word-for-word translation.
4. "literal sense" in the fourth sentence means sticking to or using the primary meaning of the given term.
The statement from the untrue story of John Smith and Pocahontas that supports the idea that John Smith's account was not reliable is this one. Smith was injured by a gunpowder explosion that force him to return to England for medical care. The English spread the news that reached Pocahontas that Smith is already dead. But at the end, <span>Pocahontas believed that account and hence after, stopped visiting Jamestown.</span>
Answer:
A. B) Ms. Schwermer has had to deal with criticism from others.
B. A) She decides to stop doing television interviews after a negative experience.
Explanation:
Heidemarie Shwermer is known as the woman who did not use money for more than 16 years. She moved from place to place and long term friends and new acquaintances took her in. She also relied on others for clothes and sometimes for food.
She has however faced criticism for her lifestyle such as when she was being interviewed by an Italian television station. The host was so inquisitive and didn't believe her that she put her hand into Ms. Schwermer's briefcase to confirm that indeed she moved without money.
Ms. Schwermer in response, stopped doing television interviews for a while because she said that she could not handle direct criticism. She therefore stopped interviews because she had to deal with criticism from others.
It makes her a likable character as she tries to keep to herself the secret her husband told though she feels her blood raging inside her to let it out.
Explanation:
In the story Wife of Bath, where the knight is trying to find out the one trait a woman wants/likes and wishes so as to save his life (a punishment awaiting him), he gets to know about a story where, a wife of man with donkey's ears growing under his hair asks her not to reveal about it to anyone. Eventually, her effort to keep it a secret vanishes and everybody gets to know about it.
In these lines, the Wife talks about how being together is one of the most crucial and important part of marriage. She boldly talks about how every woman cannot be unmarried all her life. She also talks about how women, who are not involved with men are considered white breads. She compares all wives with barley bread, with which Christ fed to lot of people.
Her explanation makes the readers understand her honesty and sincerity. She wants to love her husband with all her heart by paying the debt of marriage to him. Her thoughts, so straight forward make us like her more because of her honest character.
