Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 11 AIL 1029 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"And Nothing Over"
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The idea
The phrase nothing over appears twice in two clauses: two and two are four and nothing over, and he is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. The repetition makes the refusal a settled habit rather than a single position.
In practice
Nothing over, said twice.
Where people slip
Repetition marks a habit.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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