Today I read a sentence in a book:
He is over 50 but he is so slim that losing weight is not a problem for him.
I think this sentence is against common sense. Usually losing weight is not a problem for a fat person not a slim person.
2006-09-06 21:14:16 · 13 answers · asked by peterpan 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
By "not a problem" it doesn't mean that losing weight is easy, it means it's not something he needs to concern himself about, as he is already slim.
2006-09-06 21:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a person over 50 is always challenged by problems due to extra fat deposit in the body it wound be a easy thing for him to lose his weight so easily as it might be for a slim person . This might be the meaning the sentence tent to convey .
i also think it is a sentence against common sense.
2006-09-06 21:24:33 · answer #2 · answered by elbin p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess would be that the writer is trying to say "He is over 50 but he is so slim that losing weight is not an issue for him"; i.e not a problem on his mind.
But because of the need to infer the meaning, I agree it is not a well-written sentence.
2006-09-06 21:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by JustaThought 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 19:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the writer try to convey “he is 50 and so slim so he got no problem with his weight”
2006-09-06 21:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by mbah marijan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm... i agree, the sentence doesnt sound that sensible... but I think that the impression the author tried to convey was
- when a slimmer person loses weight, it comes across more starkly than if a bigger person did so (for the same amount of weight loss)
2006-09-06 21:21:50 · answer #6 · answered by Neil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means he's sooooo skinny, that if he lost a few noticeable amounts of weight for other normalized people, it would barely look noticeable on the descriptor.
It's a colorful and artistic way of saying the guy is abnormally skinny.
2006-09-06 21:37:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats what you called 'humor' my friend...
That is not a serious sentence, the writer is taunting the slimness of that person.
2006-09-06 21:20:40 · answer #8 · answered by Ω Nookey™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is big problem for you why are you thinking about unknown person that he is fat or slim.
2006-09-06 21:20:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he overeats during the holidays or just pigs out for a week he can easily regain his regular weight would be my impression, though as you state the "face value" statement seems to conflict.
2006-09-06 21:18:13 · answer #10 · answered by Pup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋