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25 February
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What does He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.
i know that run of the mill means something is ordinary and normal but is it in an negative way?
mean?
What does He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.
i know that run of the mill means something is ordinary and normal but is it in an negative way?
mean?
i know that run of the mill means something is ordinary and normal but is it in an negative way?
mean?
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25 February
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That by itself would be considered somewhat rude, yes. Normally you'd add something else to soften the blow, like, "He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech, but there's nothing wrong with that." In English, most ways of saying something is ordinary can be considered somewhat rude if said the wrong way or just by themselves.
So, "He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech," isn't negative or mean, just impolite to say to the subject's face.
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