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a. That is bold talk for a little boy!
b. That is bold talk coming from a little boy!
c. That is bold talk, coming from a little boy!
d.That is bold talk from a little boy!
e. That is bold talk, from a little boy!
Which mean
1. That is bold talk and it is coming from a little boy.
and which mean
2. That is bold talk when it is spoken by a little boy. (It wouldn't be bold if certain other people said it)
?
In the famous western movie 'True Grit' one character says: "I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man'. The meaning obviously is that it wouldn't be bold talk if it came from certain other people.
b. That is bold talk coming from a little boy!
c. That is bold talk, coming from a little boy!
d.That is bold talk from a little boy!
e. That is bold talk, from a little boy!
Which mean
1. That is bold talk and it is coming from a little boy.
and which mean
2. That is bold talk when it is spoken by a little boy. (It wouldn't be bold if certain other people said it)
?
In the famous western movie 'True Grit' one character says: "I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man'. The meaning obviously is that it wouldn't be bold talk if it came from certain other people.