What do you mean?No. It's somebody's opinion. I'll leave it at that.
Hello, teachers.
Does it mean Liz Cheney won a race, the prizein whichfor which was dignity?
Note my changes above. I'm sure we've pointed out before that "Ok" and "ok" are both wrong. At the start of a sentence, use either "OK" or "okay". Elsewhere in a sentence, use "OK" or "okay".OkOK/Okay, I was not clear enough: she won a race which proved she had more dignity than the other contenders. Right?
I didn't know about "OK".Note my changes above. I'm sure we've pointed out before that "Ok" and "ok" are both wrong. At the start of a sentence, use either "OK" or "okay". Elsewhere in a sentence, use "OK" or "okay".
There is no actual race! It simply means that, in the opinion of the writer, Liz Cheney has behaved with more dignity than the other candidates. They're saying that if there had been a general election based on one's dignity, she would have won.
But how does the fact that it's an opinion affect the question?I couldn't have been clearer. Somebody likes Liz Cheney. Whoever it is likes Liz Cheney more than other Republicans. (It's politics.)
(Liz Cheney lost an election in Wyoming to another Republican.)
Because it's a compliment. The author of that statement is stating his admiration for her with a metaphor about this supposed 'dignity race.'
If someone didn't like her (i.e. had a different opinion about her), they wouldn't use such a metaphor.
No.The abstract concept of "dignity" should be treated as a concrete noun here, (prize, elected official), shouldn't it?
Likewise, you could argue that George Conway's tweet indicated that he really thought there was some kind of election/campaign/race for dignity which Liz Cheney won.Your questions indicated that you really thought there was some kind of election/campaign/race for dignity which Liz Cheney won.
So if the "for" in "won the general election for dignity" is not the same "for" as in "won the general election for governor", then what's the meaning of "for" in the OP?
OK, but the thread has everything to do with for dignity. Is it the same for? Running for office. Racing for a prize.My 'no' had nothing to do with 'for dignity'
Of course it's the same. But the prize is imaginary.OK, but the thread has everything to do with for dignity. Is it the same for? Running for office. Racing for a prize.
To think of it, it's an awkward metaphor, since it indicates she didn't have dignity until she won the race.Of course it's the same. But the prize is imaginary.
Why? If you're running for President, you are not President until the end of the race (the inauguration, actually). How is that any different? Unless we assume that the "dignity" implies "the title of the (most) dignified person". But that would be complicating things.No, it doesn't.
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