Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Twain"
The meaning of "Twain" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
From Twain:
'I like those old people, but somehow they all seem to have the 'Oh, my' rather bad.'
What does 'to have smth bad' mean in this context? ne anlama geliyor?
'I like those old people, but somehow they all seem to have the 'Oh, my' rather bad.'
What does 'to have smth bad' mean in this context? ne anlama geliyor?
A:
to have smth bad = to have smth in abundance, or to an exceeding degree, perhaps to the point of being detrimental to their well-being.
common remark: "he has it bad". here, "it" refers to falling heavily in love. so, the remark means he is overly smitten/yearning/lovesick.
common remark: "he has it bad". here, "it" refers to falling heavily in love. so, the remark means he is overly smitten/yearning/lovesick.
Q:
As much as Twain would have loved it, Pitman's phonographic alphabet never caught on. ne anlama geliyor?
A:
The author says that the alphabet “never caught on.” This means that the public did not use it. Twain would have been very happy if the public used the alphabet.
Q:
Twain ne anlama geliyor?
A:
When you see
Twain with a capital T
it refers most likely to:
Mark Twain
Mark Twain is the pen name of a famous American writer whose real name was Samuel Langhome Clemens.
He was born in 1835 and he died in 1910.
(that’s about 100 years ago)
He was smart and very funny.
When his obituary was mistakenly published he wrote: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”
****
with a small t
the word “twain” means two.
This word twain is archaic (very old)
and is a word for two. We rarely use it now.
Example: He split the wood in twain.
Currently we say: He split the wood in two.
*****
TWAIN in all capital letters
is an application programming interface and communication protocol.
Twain with a capital T
it refers most likely to:
Mark Twain
Mark Twain is the pen name of a famous American writer whose real name was Samuel Langhome Clemens.
He was born in 1835 and he died in 1910.
(that’s about 100 years ago)
He was smart and very funny.
When his obituary was mistakenly published he wrote: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”
****
with a small t
the word “twain” means two.
This word twain is archaic (very old)
and is a word for two. We rarely use it now.
Example: He split the wood in twain.
Currently we say: He split the wood in two.
*****
TWAIN in all capital letters
is an application programming interface and communication protocol.
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Lütfen bana nasıl telaffuz edeceğimi öğret Twain.
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