Timeline for What is the meaning of the phrase "for my sins"?
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| Aug 15, 2017 at 19:23 | answer | added | susanhobbit | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 24, 2014 at 13:13 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | With no further context given, it's impossible to know exactly what was meant. It is definitely an unusual use of the expression. I would be tempted to read it as meaning “No, Sir—much to my shame, I am not a regular church-goer”, if that fits with the rest of the conversation. If it doesn't, then it's just an odd usage of the expression. | |
| Aug 24, 2014 at 13:08 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
roll back. The OP has made it clear that the phrase is taken directly from a text.
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| Aug 24, 2014 at 13:07 | history | rollback | Mari-Lou A |
Rollback to Revision 2
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| Aug 24, 2014 at 12:40 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | @JoeBlow You can't do that! The example is not something the OP invented herself, it's in the original text. Read the comment above yours. | |
| Aug 24, 2014 at 11:09 | comment | added | Fattie | Hey Zora -- the example you gave was utterly incorrect. I removed it and put in an actual example. | |
| Aug 24, 2014 at 11:09 | history | edited | Fattie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 24, 2014 at 10:59 | comment | added | Zora Šíchová | Yes the phrase is from a book but not published yet and I am translating it to Czech. | |
| S Aug 24, 2014 at 10:31 | history | suggested | Neeku | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 24, 2014 at 7:39 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | Is this phrase taken from a book, by chance? If so, could you please provide its title. | |
| Aug 24, 2014 at 7:09 | answer | added | WS2 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 24, 2014 at 7:07 | answer | added | user66974 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 24, 2014 at 6:49 | history | asked | Zora Šíchová | CC BY-SA 3.0 |