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Tue 18 Dec, 2012 02:08 pm
I know the definition of prudence. Can someone PLEASE tell me what the following sentence means?
But, in light of the circumstances, my answer could be no other with respect to prudence.
@c-king-answers,
c-king-answers wrote:
I know the definition of prudence. Can someone PLEASE tell me what the following sentence means?
But, in light of the circumstances, my answer could be no other with respect to prudence.
The speaker is saying that they could only answer prudently, given the situation at hand.
@InfraBlue,
InfraBlue wrote:The speaker is saying that they could only answer prudently, given the situation at hand.
Inaccurate: the speaker is saying that given the circumstances, their answer is the only prudent one they could give.