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wnylib

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11. What is wrong with your reading comprehension?

Reply to intheflow (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 13, 2022, 10:43 AM

Jul 2022

Are you familiar with the language construction of "not only....but also" that I used in my post? Apparently not, so let me explain.

It means "yes, that's true, but this is also true...."

In other words, in my post, I agreed that they were invasive questions and then added that they were also stupid ones and gave my reason why they are stupid in addition to being invasive.

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'Have you recently had an abortion?' Australian transiting through US questioned then deported [View all] Eugene Jul 2022 OP

How 'bout "None of your fucking business" whathehell Jul 2022 #1

+1 2naSalit Jul 2022 #4

Did those schmucks get enough? calimary Jul 2022 #2

... 2naSalit Jul 2022 #3

Why were they even asking her that? 2naSalit Jul 2022 #5

It's not just an invasive question, but a stupid one. wnylib Jul 2022 #6

Severely out of line... 2naSalit Jul 2022 #7

"Have you had an abortion" is a VERY invasive question. intheflow Jul 2022 #10

What is wrong with your reading comprehension? wnylib Jul 2022 #11

Ah, my apologies! intheflow Jul 2022 #13

Update deported-cat-sitter Oct 2022 #14

Welcome to DU! I'm so sorry this happened to you. Habitation Oct 2022 #15

Another article deported-cat-sitter Oct 2022 #16

Not sure why, but I am finding this story fishy. Maybe bc it was in LA which Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #8

Agreed SmittyWerben Jul 2022 #9

I wondered about all of those things, too. wnylib Jul 2022 #12

It happened deported-cat-sitter Oct 2022 #17