keannu
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You can only answer one of these, please don't be burdened.
1. Does this "not to be put on and off" mean an obligation "should not be put on and off" as one of the "be to infinitive" usage or just "something that is put on and off..."? The translation is the latter, but I lean toward the former as the latter doesn't belong to any one of "be to infinitive" usages.
2. "sit on" is translated as "fit", but I can't find such definition in the dictionary.
3. Does this "observances" mean "obeying or following"?
330-32
ex)Good manners are not to be put on and off with one's best clothes. Politeness is an article for everyday wear. If you wear it only on special and rare occasions, it will be sure to sit awkwardly upon you. If you are not well behaved in your own family circle, you will hardly be truly so anywhere, however strictly you may conform to the observances of good breeding, when in society...
1. Does this "not to be put on and off" mean an obligation "should not be put on and off" as one of the "be to infinitive" usage or just "something that is put on and off..."? The translation is the latter, but I lean toward the former as the latter doesn't belong to any one of "be to infinitive" usages.
2. "sit on" is translated as "fit", but I can't find such definition in the dictionary.
3. Does this "observances" mean "obeying or following"?
330-32
ex)Good manners are not to be put on and off with one's best clothes. Politeness is an article for everyday wear. If you wear it only on special and rare occasions, it will be sure to sit awkwardly upon you. If you are not well behaved in your own family circle, you will hardly be truly so anywhere, however strictly you may conform to the observances of good breeding, when in society...
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