An Open Book

This topic was created in the Scorpio forum by Rays Heart on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 and has 14 replies.

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@Rays Heart
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An open book gives you access to no more than two pages at a time, the rest is to be found in its following pages; similar to when the book is closed with only access to the front and back cover. Though the figure of speech “I’m an open book” implies a lot, it actually doesn't mean much, does it?

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Posted by Rays Heart
An open book gives you access to no more than two pages at a time, the rest is to be found in its following pages; similar to when the book is closed with only access to the front and back cover. Though the figure of speech “I’m an open book” implies a lot, it actually doesn't mean much, does it?

There are only two pages in the open book.. 😉

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@Damnata
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Posted by Rays Heart
Exactly, whether closed or open, it's always two pages deep, in both cases you have to take it a step further to know more about the book.

Tbf, if it's closed you only have 1 page in front of you - either the cover or the back, assuming the book lies on a table horizontally. To have both pages deep with the book being closed, you'd need to make an action to turn the book. If you see both covers simultaneously...is it closed or open?

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^looks open to me, facing down.

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@Rays Heart
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I didn't have a table in my mind when saying that, It was more in reference to cover vs content of a book. I could be wrong but the figure of speech implies that an open book has nothing to hide. My argument is whether you're looking at the cover (front and back) when it's closed or inside when it's opened, it's still two pages of information that you'll have to inquire further on, if you're interested in wanting to know more.

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@Damnata
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Posted by Rays Heart
I didn't have a table in my mind when saying that, It was more in reference to cover vs content of a book. I could be wrong but the figure of speech implies that an open book has nothing to hide. My argument is whether you're looking at the cover (front and back) when it's closed or inside when it's opened, it's still two pages of information that you'll have to inquire further on, if you're interested in wanting to know more.

I know, that was my first reply.

I just got into thinking about books in detail.

Blank pages are cool too.

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@Damnata
16 Years25,000+ PostsVirgo

Also might be written in a different language so I'm standing there staring like "Wut?"

In that scenario 2 pages or zero pages... same stuff.

ugh, the virgo is strong in me today.