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  1. 15-Jun-2007, 12:46 #1
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    Anglika's paraphrase paid the original the compliment of glossing over an error.

    [Source : http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/as...o-do-fact.html ]


    What does `paid' mean in this sentence?
  2. 15-Jun-2007, 13:49 #2
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    pay a compliment: Information from Answers.com
  3. 15-Jun-2007, 14:28 #3
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    Thank you Casiopea. I got it.

    But still I cannot understand the sentence altogether, though I know the meaning of each word individually.

    Could anyone rephrase it?
  4. 15-Jun-2007, 14:43 #4
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    gloss over - definition of gloss over by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. (Sense 2.)
  5. 15-Jun-2007, 14:46 #5
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    I already know the meaning of gloss over but still I cannot understand it.
  6. 15-Jun-2007, 14:47 #6
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    I understood the sentence as (Anglika complimented/supported the error without caring about it)

    Am I right?
  7. 15-Jun-2007, 14:50 #7
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    Hmm. Not to my reading. (You may want to PM BobK. He's the author. )
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