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http://grammar.about.com/od/tz/g/understateterm.htm
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WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF UNDERSTATEMENT IN MLK'S "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH?
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THANKS FOR ANSWERING BUT I KNOW WHAT I'M SPOS TA BE LOOKING FOR..JUST CAN'T SEEM TA FIND IT IN THE SPEECH! LOL I HAVE READ IT AND READ IT AND AM DRAWING A BLANK:( EXCUSE THE CAPS AS I DON'T SEE WELL