Jan 19, 2023 14:26
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English term
take that number and give points
English
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Chris thinks psychics are bullshit.
But he doesn’t want to piss Laura off, so he plays along when she brings over one of her friends from the coven for a “reading.”
“Gwendolyn is wonderful,” Laura said. “She predicted that I’d meet you.”
Yeah, Chris thought, she probably said that you’d meet a man, which, given your sexual history, was a high-probability bet. Chris would take that number and give points.
I'm not sure about the last sentence, does it mean that he would agree for the reading and then evaluate the "psychic's" abilities, or is it some betting jargon?
It's US English.
Thanks for your help.
But he doesn’t want to piss Laura off, so he plays along when she brings over one of her friends from the coven for a “reading.”
“Gwendolyn is wonderful,” Laura said. “She predicted that I’d meet you.”
Yeah, Chris thought, she probably said that you’d meet a man, which, given your sexual history, was a high-probability bet. Chris would take that number and give points.
I'm not sure about the last sentence, does it mean that he would agree for the reading and then evaluate the "psychic's" abilities, or is it some betting jargon?
It's US English.
Thanks for your help.
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| 4 +5 | betting jargon |
Yvonne Gallagher
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Yvonne Gallagher
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betting jargon
https://www.rotowire.com/betting/faq/what-does-giving-points...
basically means betting on the favcourite. Here he would place a bet that Gwendolyn didn't have a hard time making the prediction "given your (Laura's) sexual history, was a high-probability bet"
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Note added at 21 mins (2023-01-19 14:48:40 GMT)
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"Chris thinks psychics are bullshit".
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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs (2023-01-22 02:44:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
basically means betting on the favcourite. Here he would place a bet that Gwendolyn didn't have a hard time making the prediction "given your (Laura's) sexual history, was a high-probability bet"
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Note added at 21 mins (2023-01-19 14:48:40 GMT)
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"Chris thinks psychics are bullshit".
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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs (2023-01-22 02:44:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot, Yvonne!"
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