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A NEW LOOK AT CANTONESE EXPLETIVES
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8. This group indicates that the action described was caused by something unexpected just before it.
(a) suddenly blushed with shame,
(b) on hearing this I lost my temper.
(c) make someone jump with fright.
9. (a) Indicates that two actions went on simultaneously. "He talked while he ate.”
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(b) Indicates that the action continued simultaneously with something implied. "He just went on sitting there".
10. (a) To unite.
(b) United in spirit.
(c) Altogether.
11. (a) Alone, unique.
(b) Linking a pair (or more) of exclusive alternatives, as in Latin AUT.. AUT..
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(c) Elliptic use stating only one course of action for which there is no acceptable alternative.
(d) Accepting the sole alternative.
12. (a) "in the unlikely event that
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Note that with superfixes A-F the meaning would be "eleven thousand".
(b) "Sooner than you expect".
(c) "At one fell swoop".
13. The former indicates bone-headed stupidity; the latter bone idleness
NOTES
4.
(a) "He doesn't know the figure one".
(b) "He doesn't know one word (of his set lesson)".
Any of the numbers from 3 to 9 inclusive can be substituted for JHAT in serials 1, 3, 4, 5(b) (d) (f) (h), 6(all). The superfixes are the same for 1, 3, 4, 6(all), but the others differ as follows:
3 (a) / IA
(b) ZIFA
5 (b) (d) (f) (h) SHA
b. The number JRI can be substituted for JHAT in serials 1, 3c, 4, 6(all); same superfixes.
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The number ♬ LREORNG can be substituted for JHAT in 3(a) (b) and (c) but in 3(a) (b) the superfixes are as in Note a.