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Unit 9. implication

9.1 By his choice of words, his choice of language, a writer often implies more than is actually printed on the page. What is the meaning implied by each of the following quotations?

1. Women's intuition is the result of millions of years of not thinking. (Rupert Hughes).

2. Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily that is not difficult. (Charlotte Whitton, Mayor of Ottawa).

3. I am glad that I am not a man as I should then be obliged to marry a woman. (Madame de Staël).

4. Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40, after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely. (Christian Dior).

5. There must be some women who are not liars. (W. Somerset Maugham)

6. Women are like gods. Theyhave one face for their worshippers and one for their rivals. (source unknown)