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Tue 23 Oct, 2007 10:59 am
Mary is beautiful to a fault.
John is very clever to a fault.
What do the above sentences mean?
Thank.
Mary's beauty and John's cleverness are so pronounced that the qualities seem excessive and become a handicap.
Mary is so beautiful, no one thinks that she has a brain or a good heart or considerable athletic ability.
John is clever--but he's also kind and thoughtful and a skilled musician.
Also, Mary may rely on her beauty and John on his cleverness so that neither of them develop other talents.