like if you say that you are looking at things through a magnifying glass too closely and the problem is really self-evident?
is that correct usage?
do you agree that this situation happens many times by "experts"?
2007-02-20 15:35:43 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It means ( it is obvious ), But what it really means that i don't know how to back it up!
2007-02-20 15:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by toietmoi 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Evidence is the same as proof, so you use this expression to declare that something is so obvious that proof is not needed.
A very simple example: It's raining.
It is not a term limited to experts, pretty much everyone uses it every now and then, but obviously "obvious" is most commonly used. ;o)
2007-02-20 23:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by Cat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's obvious. I don't think your magnifying glass example is correct usage.
2007-02-20 15:42:30 · answer #3 · answered by Milana P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone comes up to you in the street stark naked and asks you for some money so she (sorry my mind is running away with itself) can buy some clothes, it is self-evident that she is telling the truth that she wants the money in order to buy some clothes.
2007-02-20 16:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by Stealthbong 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to me the answer is right in front of you and that by looking it with a microscope you miss the obvious
2007-02-20 15:41:49 · answer #5 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blindingly obvious.
2007-02-20 20:44:23 · answer #6 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means obvious. Example: you can't see the forest because of the trees
2007-02-20 16:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by RockieRoad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋