In the interview , a man says:
"I applaud your desire to keep order in a life that is as disordered as anybody that I can think of"
He wants to say the life is disordered one?
If so, I think "anybody" must be "anything".....?
2006-12-22 17:32:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Sort of. He's saying that this person's life is as disordered as the life of anyone else he can think of.
He should have said "in a life that is as disordered as anybody's I can think of."
But it's casual speech, and sometimes people leave out words or say things wrong. You got the meaning of it pretty well, anyway.
2006-12-22 17:39:46 · answer #1 · answered by Emmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it could be...........
"I appreciate your desire to keep order in a life that is disordered"...
Every life is disordered, what makes your disordered life different than anyone Else's...? "As anybody that I can think of" But I don't think that is the real reason.. There must be something more to it than than.
2006-12-23 01:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Cellophane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the context that "disordered" gives the sentence is that the subject has many unexpected and undesirable events in his/her life.
if the word disorderly were used then we'd be talking about a mess of some kind. in any event the word "anybody" does belong. it's a comparison to the general populace known to the interviewer
2006-12-23 01:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the context of this interview question? Is it a social services job or something?
I think what he is saying is that he likes the fact that you have the desire to help someone who may have a turbulent/bad life - and this turbulent life is as bad as any he knows about.
2006-12-23 01:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Kicks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is complimenting (saying good things) about someone keeping their life together even though it is hard or complicated.
Best of luck with your English :)
2006-12-23 01:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by Yote' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may have meant "anybody's"
2006-12-23 01:40:40 · answer #6 · answered by tigglys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋