“If it were a quote, it would be apposite.” what does “quote” mean here?
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This line comes from That Mitchell and Webb Look:
You've come to the right place, this is a gift shop.
This is what I was thinking.
What were you looking for?
The sort of thing that, if it were a quote, it would be apposite.
I got the context but this line is still super confusing to me. I look it up in a dictionary and "apposite" seems to mean "appropriate", but what does "quote" mean here?
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Lai Yu-HsuanLai Yu-Hsuan
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This line comes from That Mitchell and Webb Look:
You've come to the right place, this is a gift shop.
This is what I was thinking.
What were you looking for?
The sort of thing that, if it were a quote, it would be apposite.
I got the context but this line is still super confusing to me. I look it up in a dictionary and "apposite" seems to mean "appropriate", but what does "quote" mean here?
meaning-in-context
asked yesterday
Lai Yu-HsuanLai Yu-Hsuan
1063
Your link gives:about:blank#blocked
– Keep these mind
yesterday
Quote as a noun just means 'quotation'.
– John Lawler
yesterday
The sketch in question: youtu.be/7MFtl2XXnUc
– Jim
yesterday
'Apposite' does indeed mean appropriate, but it's not generally used in relation to things (including gifts!). It's used in relation to ideas, utterances, quotations and so on. 'Appropriate' has a much wider usage.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
1
He's looking for a gift that's "appropriate". Which, of course, is incredibly vague, but this is comedy, after all.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
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This line comes from That Mitchell and Webb Look:
You've come to the right place, this is a gift shop.
This is what I was thinking.
What were you looking for?
The sort of thing that, if it were a quote, it would be apposite.
I got the context but this line is still super confusing to me. I look it up in a dictionary and "apposite" seems to mean "appropriate", but what does "quote" mean here?
meaning-in-context
asked yesterday
Lai Yu-HsuanLai Yu-Hsuan
1063
This line comes from That Mitchell and Webb Look:
You've come to the right place, this is a gift shop.
This is what I was thinking.
What were you looking for?
The sort of thing that, if it were a quote, it would be apposite.
I got the context but this line is still super confusing to me. I look it up in a dictionary and "apposite" seems to mean "appropriate", but what does "quote" mean here?
meaning-in-context
meaning-in-context
asked yesterday
Lai Yu-HsuanLai Yu-Hsuan
1063
asked yesterday
Lai Yu-HsuanLai Yu-Hsuan
1063
asked yesterday
Lai Yu-HsuanLai Yu-Hsuan
1063
asked yesterday
Lai Yu-HsuanLai Yu-Hsuan
1063
asked yesterday
Lai Yu-HsuanLai Yu-Hsuan
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Your link gives:about:blank#blocked
– Keep these mind
yesterday
Quote as a noun just means 'quotation'.
– John Lawler
yesterday
The sketch in question: youtu.be/7MFtl2XXnUc
– Jim
yesterday
'Apposite' does indeed mean appropriate, but it's not generally used in relation to things (including gifts!). It's used in relation to ideas, utterances, quotations and so on. 'Appropriate' has a much wider usage.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
1
He's looking for a gift that's "appropriate". Which, of course, is incredibly vague, but this is comedy, after all.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
|
show 4 more comments
Your link gives:about:blank#blocked
– Keep these mind
yesterday
Quote as a noun just means 'quotation'.
– John Lawler
yesterday
The sketch in question: youtu.be/7MFtl2XXnUc
– Jim
yesterday
'Apposite' does indeed mean appropriate, but it's not generally used in relation to things (including gifts!). It's used in relation to ideas, utterances, quotations and so on. 'Appropriate' has a much wider usage.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
1
He's looking for a gift that's "appropriate". Which, of course, is incredibly vague, but this is comedy, after all.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Your link gives:
about:blank#blocked– Keep these mind
yesterday
Your link gives:
about:blank#blocked– Keep these mind
yesterday
Quote as a noun just means 'quotation'.
– John Lawler
yesterday
Quote as a noun just means 'quotation'.
– John Lawler
yesterday
The sketch in question: youtu.be/7MFtl2XXnUc
– Jim
yesterday
The sketch in question: youtu.be/7MFtl2XXnUc
– Jim
yesterday
'Apposite' does indeed mean appropriate, but it's not generally used in relation to things (including gifts!). It's used in relation to ideas, utterances, quotations and so on. 'Appropriate' has a much wider usage.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
'Apposite' does indeed mean appropriate, but it's not generally used in relation to things (including gifts!). It's used in relation to ideas, utterances, quotations and so on. 'Appropriate' has a much wider usage.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
1
1
He's looking for a gift that's "appropriate". Which, of course, is incredibly vague, but this is comedy, after all.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
He's looking for a gift that's "appropriate". Which, of course, is incredibly vague, but this is comedy, after all.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
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Your link gives:
about:blank#blocked– Keep these mind
yesterday
Quote as a noun just means 'quotation'.
– John Lawler
yesterday
The sketch in question: youtu.be/7MFtl2XXnUc
– Jim
yesterday
'Apposite' does indeed mean appropriate, but it's not generally used in relation to things (including gifts!). It's used in relation to ideas, utterances, quotations and so on. 'Appropriate' has a much wider usage.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
1
He's looking for a gift that's "appropriate". Which, of course, is incredibly vague, but this is comedy, after all.
– Hot Licks
yesterday