AE 1144 - Expression: Read Between The Lines
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Reading Between the Lines
The expression originated in the mid nineteenth century and soon became used to refer to the deciphering of any coded or unclear form of communication. The first example that i can find of this being used in print is from the new york times in august 18 62. Let's get into three examples of how i would use the expression to read between the lines in day to day life. To ghost someone ghosting, so this is when two people have, say, matched on a dating apon line, like tinder or bumble or whatever. They've disappeared without telling the other person they're not interested any more. That person has ghosted the other person. It's like they've
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