Can any native speaker tell me what this sentence means? Thanks!
"The gentleman disposes of the capacity to think."
"The gentleman disposes of the capacity to think."
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This sentence may indicate also that others do not have the faculty to think
That's a weird one. Why would a gentleman be throwing away his ability to think? Maybe it has something to do with the ladies. Stop being so smart and be just social, kinda thing? Never heard the phrase before.
That's how I see it, but depends on context?:S
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I've never heard this, but I am a filthy peasant.
nope that one must be from very old days or something something....
Lots of it.
Needs a context. On its own it isn't clear whether the gentleman is 'disposing of' his own ability to think, or other peoples'. And 'dispose' is a word with several distinct meanings, though 'dispose of' in colloquial English generally means 'get rid of'.
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The gentleman disposes of the capacity to think
A gentleman is expected to compose himself within a behavioral rule set. So opening a door for a lady for example should be a reflex and not something that he thinks about.
Maybe?
A gentleman is expected to compose himself within a behavioral rule set. So opening a door for a lady for example should be a reflex and not something that he thinks about.
Maybe?
It could be taken to mean that making available one's mental capacity to the advantage of others is a preferable trait in a person, i.e., "be smart so others don't have to" (or just share knowledge and insight).
The is dependant as others have said on the context, however I have heard and on rare occasion, used in the context of inferring that "The Gentleman" is an unthinking dullard...
Posh snark.
I could tell you, but I'm not a native speaker.
The thread has disposed of my capacity to think!
Why did I read it?
Why?
Why did I read it?
Why?
