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A departure from the subject under consideration
Source: Webster
ie it means to go off in i different direction ..
ie when my wife buts in on a conversation she goes of on a different tangent and she does this a lot
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoTangential means off the subject or slanted. Here are some sentences.
- That remark is totally tangential to the discussion.
- Draw a tangential line on the paper.
- Your answer is tangential instead of informative.
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∙ 13y agoLet's not get lost on a tangent here.
What is the formula for tangent?
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∙ 9y agoTangent means to go off on a different line of thought. A good sentence is, he went off on a tangent about guns while we were discussing cooking.
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∙ 14y agoWhen I asked her to recommend a doctor she went off on a tangent about healthcare reform.
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