Re: Meaning of "uncertain" in different contexts



In message <UZwOg.108989$zy5.1647001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dated Fri, 15 Sep 2006, alberto <spam?@nothx.com> writes
In particular, I was wondering about the meaning of "uncertain" in the following sentences:

In all of the examples, it means 'I do not know enough about the situation.....'

This means that example 1 could indicate over-optimism; you CAN'T plan for things you don't know about.
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