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Jul 9, 2009 08:40
14 yrs ago
English term

His bottles are always third-quarters full.

Non-PRO English Social Sciences Poetry & Literature
What are the possible meanings of this sentence?
Responses
3 +3 very optimistic person

Discussion

Demi Ebrite Jul 9, 2009:
It could mean many things . . . This could refer to a person who dispenses or serves bottles that have a quarter of the contents missing, intimating that he is not reputable, or greedy. It could mean a lot of things - I'm with BD Finch; more context, please.
B D Finch Jul 9, 2009:
third-quarters? Is this a mistake made in posting, or was it like this in the original? More context needed.

Responses

+3
6 mins
Selected

very optimistic person

I guess it's a take on the glass being 'half full' instead of 'half empty' ... so for someone extremely optimistic the glass (or bottle) would be three quarters full ...

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-07-09 08:48:19 GMT)
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sorry, a bit fast, just noticed the 'third' instead of 'three' ... do you have more context?
Peer comment(s):
agree LM Magnabosco : I definitely agree!
1 min
agree Marianna Tucci
1 hr
agree Sabine Akabayov, PhD
5 hrs
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