As I was telling my husb- As I was telling President Bush.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A fragmented sentence indicating a shift in addressing a political figure.
- In plain terms
- She started to mention her husband but corrected herself to the president.
- What can you take from it?
- Speaker corrected their address mid-sentence.
Where it applies
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Questions to consider
- Why did the speaker correct themselves?
- What was intended before the change?
Another view
The fragment lacks clear meaning without more context.
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