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Oct 14, 2014 · Oct 14, 2014. #6. There words have distinct meanings but can overlap in some uses. 'Clue' often refers to traces, physical evidence of something larger. A 'hint' is often a conceptual link which may or may not be a 'part' strictly speaking, but may suggest something. 'Hint' is often given by a person, though metaphorically it can be used ...
Oct 14, 2018 · English - USA (Midwest/Appalachia) Oct 14, 2018. #5. Lydia Qiu said: Hi all! Which one is correct? a) I hadn't a clue what to do about it. b) I didn't have a clue what to do about it. Americans usually use b but either version is understood.
Jun 11, 2019 · clue（クルー）は「手がかり」「ヒント」といった意味で何かを理解したり見つけたりするための情報を指して使われる名詞です。 よく否定の言葉であるNOやNOTをともった「No clue（手がかりがない、まったくわからない）」といった形でも見かけます。 言葉としては関係ありませんが乗組員など ...
Mar 18, 2008 · No clue he needed improvement, or that others behaved with more sophistication. 'Dull' can mean boring, or mentally inadept--unable to learn. No clue can also mean mentally inadept (broadly), or simply uninformed (narrowly, as in "I have no clue how nuclear fusion works"). L.
Mar 11, 2015 · A clue is something that a detective observes, whether it's a footprint of a particular kind of shoe, or the nervous behaviour of the neighbour who denies having seen anything unusual. A lead is a verbal piece of information provided to the detective by someone else.
Feb 27, 2010 · All of these mean the same thing to me in my mind: I don't know / I do not know. I'm not sure / I am not sure. I've no idea / I have no idea. I've no clue / I have no clue. No idea (while you are shrugging your shoulders). No clue (while you are shrugging your shoulders). Reserve the last two as the most informal since they are sentence fragments.
Jan 24, 2008 · Jan 24, 2008. #3. 'Hint' can also be a verb. "To hint at something" means to give someone little clues (!), or "to drop hints" to make that person arrive at a certain conclusion. Like if you really wanted a new necklace for your birthday, you could hint at it to your friends by always talking about how you wish you had a new necklace. 'Clue ...
Dec 13, 2008 · London. English English. Dec 13, 2008. #3. I'm sure JeSuisSnob has the right idea. In fact, it is a rather strange expression. We often use it in the negative, 'He hasn't got a clue,' meaning he has no idea about something, but 'Get a clue' is a rather strange backward-formation from this.
Apr 10, 2013 · I've looked online a bit and I see that English language Clue is imported to France under the same name, but I'm wondering if a French version exists and I just don't know what to look for. I wanted the game to actually be IN French, so it would be like "le Colonel Moutard dans la salle à manger avec le fusil", for example. Thanks!
Mar 26, 2014 · Hi, I'm not sure if the following sentence is grammatically correct: "There were no signs of struggle or any clues left by the criminal, either." The sentence is taken from a detective novel. Should the word "clue" be used in singular or plural form? Thanks a lot.
