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Sentence #27853

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sacredceltic sacredceltic January 23, 2012 January 23, 2012 at 12:37:30 PM UTC link Permalink

Could you please clarify in what context this sentence would be employed?

user7736 user7736 January 23, 2012 January 23, 2012 at 6:26:20 PM UTC link Permalink

If someone were given a serious task to do, like watch the navy's missile launch, and someone said, "A single mistake, and you are a failure."

sacredceltic sacredceltic January 23, 2012 January 23, 2012 at 6:27:40 PM UTC link Permalink

so the tone would be menacing, right?

Zifre Zifre January 23, 2012 January 23, 2012 at 6:30:35 PM UTC link Permalink

It could be menacing or sarcastic.

sacredceltic sacredceltic January 23, 2012 January 23, 2012 at 6:33:32 PM UTC link Permalink

Thank you both.

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A single mistake, and you are a failure. [M]

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