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I bet he hasn't even got a wife. Look at his sweater.
— John • A Hard Day's Night
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker guesses that a man has no wife, basing this on his sweater. It is a snappy, mocking snap judgment that treats clothing as proof of a person's romantic life, with the tone leaning toward teasing rather than any careful reading of him.
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