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Lie and line J: Of course, it was a line M: why would anybody do something like that? this is a conversation between J and M. My question is does line have the same meaning here as lie? can "it was a line" be instead of "it was a lie"? Thank you for your help.
23 avr. 2019 09:31
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‘Lines’ are what an actor must read, learn remember and say in their acting roles. Actors of course do not mean what they say when they speak these lines. It’s acting. I’d need more context, but it seems that ‘line’ here is meant as something practiced, rehearsed and not genuine in its delivery - a practiced lie.
23 avril 2019
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Or it could be a typo!!!
23 avril 2019
@Chris thank you~
23 avril 2019
Yes. In this context, line means lie. New Oxford American Dictionary line - informal a false or exaggerated account or story: he feeds me a line about this operation.
23 avril 2019
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