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"I should not think so for one minute"?

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jeremykong
 
Reply Sun 17 Apr, 2011 08:37 am
What does "I should not think so for one minute" mean?
does it mean that "I shoud not think so for the time being" or "I should not jump to the conclusion?"
pls help me with this
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Sun 17 Apr, 2011 08:39 am
@jeremykong,
It means that the subject matter
is SO implausible that he will not believe it, NOT even for a very short time.

He is dismissing it out-of-hand.
McTag
 
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Reply Sun 17 Apr, 2011 02:35 pm
@OmSigDAVID,

OSD is right.
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jeremykong
 
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Reply Sun 17 Apr, 2011 08:06 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
Thanks a lot!
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