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  1. 08-Jan-2012, 06:27 #1
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    Default What does "by the right" mean?

    Plus, does "not... but" mean "not only... but also" here?

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    But never forget that the true character of our nation is revealed not during times of comfort and ease, but by the right we do when the moment is hard.
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    Default Re: What does "by the right" mean?

    Quote Originally Posted by NewHopeR View Post
    Plus, does "not... but" mean "not only... but also" here? It could, yes.

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    But never forget that the true character of our nation is revealed not during times of comfort and ease, but by the right we do when the moment is hard.
    Here, "right" means the "correct things" we do when times are hard. "When the moment is hard" is not something a native English speaker would say. The adjective "hard" is not appropriate for the noun "moment" in this context.
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    Default Re: What does "by the right" mean?

    Thank you.

    "Right things"!

    Obama said that.
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    Default Re: What does "by the right" mean?

    You're welcome New Hope - you are refreshingly polite and we all appreciate that.
    "Do the right thing."
    Spike Lee said that.
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