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- 06-Mar-2006, 15:08 #1
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sentence 1. “sorry, darling—I stand corrected.” i read this sentence from a dictionary but can't get it.
here, "stand" means "be in a specified state or condition"
Could you paraphrase it in plain English? thx in advance:)
2. the same problem occurs with this sentence. "he has a standing invitation to visit them" . i can't comprehend this.Last edited by gxiang; 06-Mar-2006 at 15:12.
- 06-Mar-2006, 16:56 #2
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Re: sentence I stand corrected = I recognise that I was wrong
A standing invitation- an open invitation to come at any time
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