As a guest lecturer in Nelson's class, Miller ran through his ideas for a Xanadu-like software system. Afterward, he was approached by one of the students, Stuart Greene. Miller asked Greene what the reaction to his ideas had been. Not so good, Greene informed him. As always, the class had listened in dumb incomprehension. They seldom understood what Nelson was talking about, and when Miller launched into a similar enthusiastic tirade, their response, Greene laughed, was Oh, no, we can't believe there's another one!.
Tom has a powerful grip.
- Tom'un güçlü bir kavraması var.
She gripped my arm tightly.
- O, kolumu sıkıca kavradı.
He clutched her arm firmly.
- O kolunu sıkıca kavradı.
I never know what to say to people who have absolutely no grasp of the basic facts and are too ignorant to realise it.
- En temel gerçekleri bile kavrayamayan ve bunu farkedemeyecek kadar cahil insanlara hiçbir zaman ne diyeceğimi bilmiyorum.
He grasped the rope with two hands.
- İpi iki eliyle kavradı.