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klausnick (klausnick) wrote in linguaphiles,
2013-03-11 13:46:00

such as they were

Also, there were two double-bedded rooms—“such as they were,” the landlord said.
(Great Expectations)
1. How many beds were in each room?
2. What does 'such as they were' mean? 
Tags: english

fencer_x

March 11 2013, 09:59:12 UTC 2 months ago

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I've always understood it to be an insinuation that the quality of the item is less than is implied by the sound of it, like "And there's a master bedroom as well--such as it is." (there's a main bedroom, but it's certainly not ~grand~ or ~amazing~ like you might expect of a room called a "master bedroom")

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