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Why didn't they attack in May? The weather was perfect.
— The Longest Day · 1962
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker questions why an attack did not happen in May, when the weather seemed ideal. The second sentence makes the missed opportunity sound obvious. It sets practical conditions against an opponent's unexplained choice, giving the question its puzzled, impatient tone.
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