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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
About a usage of "read"
Regarding the following passage from a newspaper column:
Aside from calls for the president to apologize — or not apologize — for the decision made by his predecessor, Harry Truman, 71 years ago, and endless speculation about what the visit means for current politics (read: the fortunes of Shinzo Abe in July’s Upper House election and the fortunes of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in November’s U.S. presidential election), Obama’s visit has amateur and professional historians everywhere reviewing the fateful decisions in Tokyo and Washington that led to the bombing.
Could you tell me what the "read" in the parentheses means? How should it be pronounced and how does it work in terms of grammar? I guess it is the base form of the verb "read," and it means, "Dear reader, please interpret what I've just said as follows," but I'm totally unsure.
Aside from calls for the president to apologize — or not apologize — for the decision made by his predecessor, Harry Truman, 71 years ago, and endless speculation about what the visit means for current politics (read: the fortunes of Shinzo Abe in July’s Upper House election and the fortunes of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in November’s U.S. presidential election), Obama’s visit has amateur and professional historians everywhere reviewing the fateful decisions in Tokyo and Washington that led to the bombing.
Could you tell me what the "read" in the parentheses means? How should it be pronounced and how does it work in terms of grammar? I guess it is the base form of the verb "read," and it means, "Dear reader, please interpret what I've just said as follows," but I'm totally unsure.
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seagull Could you tell me what the "read" in the parentheses means? I guess it is the base form of the verb "read," and it means, "Dear reader, please interpret what I've just said as follows," but I'm totally unsure. Correct.
- seagull Could you tell me what the "read" in the parentheses means?
- I guess it is the base form of the verb "read," and it means, "Dear reader, please interpret what I've just said as follows," but I'm totally unsure.
- Correct.
- Or stated more briefly, read: ~ that is, seagull How should it be pronounced reed CJ
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seagullCould you tell me what the "read" in the parentheses means? ... I guess it is the base form of the verb "read," and it means, "Dear reader, please interpret what I've just said as follows," but I'm totally unsure.Correct. Or stated more briefly, read: ~ that is,
seagullHow should it be pronouncedreed
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CalifJim Correct.I'm glad to hear that.
Thank you so much indeed, CalifJim.
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