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March 27, 2012, 05:51 PM
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Ninety degrees
He’s got himself ninety degrees convinced that he’s part of the physical universe...
ninety degrees: referring to one quarter of the whole of something; from a ninety degree angle, that is, the angle formed by two lines that are perpendicular to each other and is one fourth of a circle of 360 degrees. Do you think that this definition applies to my sentence? or is it rather...  He’s got himself perpendicularly (straight up and down; fully) convinced that he’s part of the physical universe...
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#2
March 27, 2012, 07:08 PM
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I've never heard this phrase used. Since 90 degrees is a quarter of a circle, I would favor 'a quarter convinced' as a suitable alternative. However, 'half convinced' is more common, and I can't totally rule it out as a possible meaning of the phrase. Since 360 degrees make a complete circle, I wouldn't think 'fully convinced' equals 'ninety degrees convinced'.
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March 28, 2012, 01:08 PM
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Thank you, Rusty. What you say makes sense.
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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