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Old 25-Jul-2007, 20:41
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Originally Posted by Casiopea View Post
The way in which teachers interpret how learners assess new language interests me, and so when you noticed that switching the nouns (woman / man) could cause confusion, it intrigued me somewhat because the simile's meaning; i.e., A and B are not inherently connected, stays constant; i.e., B and A are not inherently connected. So, could you help me in understanding how you see switching the nouns could cause a learner confusion?
It was a veiled compliment, Casi - I was suggesting that it was more obvious that women are indispensable to men than vice versa.

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