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Reply With Quote"No way" and "No how" are American colloquial expressions, which may be used either individually or together to signify one's emphatic disagreement. "Absolutely not" would be a similar British expression.
In this case, using alliteration as a tool, Hilary Clinton was obviously expressing her opinion about Senator John McCain's chances as a Presidential candidate in 2008.
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- 30-Nov-2012, 16:14 #1
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No way. No how. No McCain Could you tell me what does this mean?
No way. No how. No McCain
This is a sentence in Hillary Clinton (D-NY) addresses the DNC: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) addresses the DNC - YouTube
- 30-Nov-2012, 16:58 #2
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Re: No way. No how. No McCain Last edited by Grumpy; 01-Dec-2012 at 16:46.
I'm not a teacher of English, but I have spoken it for (almost) all of my life....
- 30-Nov-2012, 16:59 #3
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Re: No way. No how. No McCain John McCain was the Republican candidate for US president in 2008.
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