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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Booth paints a grim picture of life in the next century.
In modern English, when we use NEXT, we don't use a preposition.
eg Next Thursday is 12 April.
In the OALD, there's a sentence:
Booth paints a grim picture of life in the next century.
There's IN; my only explanation is, the editors of the dictionary want to avoid ambiguity, preventing the interpretation that the act of painting is carried out next century. Do you think it has purchase?
eg Next Thursday is 12 April.
In the OALD, there's a sentence:
Booth paints a grim picture of life in the next century.
There's IN; my only explanation is, the editors of the dictionary want to avoid ambiguity, preventing the interpretation that the act of painting is carried out next century. Do you think it has purchase?
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There's IN; 'In' is quite normal there. Omitting it is informal. Johnson13 Do you think it has purchase?
- There's IN; 'In' is quite normal there.
- Omitting it is informal.
- Johnson13 Do you think it has purchase?
- This is a strange phrase.
- Where did you get it?
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Johnson13Booth paints a grim picture of life in the next century.There's IN;'In' is quite normal there. Omitting it is informal.
Johnson13Do you think it has purchase?This is a strange phrase. Where did you get it?
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Hi
- Does it have purchase?
This is definitely recognisable in UK English and may date from the 16th century, maybe referring to the grip that is needed on an anchor rope, to haul it up
Thence, it means "to have the right hold or position so that power can be applied effectively"
And thence I think it can have a metaphorical use: can this word or phrase be posit
- Does it have purchase?
This is definitely recognisable in UK English and may date from the 16th century, maybe referring to the grip that is needed on an anchor rope, to haul it up
Thence, it means "to have the right hold or position so that power can be applied effectively"
And thence I think it can have a metaphorical use: can this word or phrase be posit
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dave_anonThence, it means "to have the right hold or position so that power can be applied effectively"Actually, I know that. Dave. But don't you think it is rather odd and antiquated when used to mean 'Is that a logical reason?'
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Hi
I rather guessed that you did know it. It's the kind of phrase my Dad would have used (literally), so it appeals to me as a metaphor
- You need to stand like this to get proper purchase
- Let's rephrase this sentence so that we get a grip on it. At the moment, the words just don't have purchase
Dave
I rather guessed that you did know it. It's the kind of phrase my Dad would have used (literally), so it appeals to me as a metaphor
- You need to stand like this to get proper purchase
- Let's rephrase this sentence so that we get a grip on it. At the moment, the words just don't have purchase
Dave
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Thanks.
For the phrase, the other day at the university I talked to an international student from the UK, and he in answer to my question about grammar said 'your argument has purchase'; I didn't ask him the meaning, but the context clearly showed HAVE PURCHASE means reasonable, etc. Back to my room, I consulted the OALD, Longman, Freedictionary, etc. and I couldn't get the meaning. But I
For the phrase, the other day at the university I talked to an international student from the UK, and he in answer to my question about grammar said 'your argument has purchase'; I didn't ask him the meaning, but the context clearly showed HAVE PURCHASE means reasonable, etc. Back to my room, I consulted the OALD, Longman, Freedictionary, etc. and I couldn't get the meaning. But I
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Johnson13I talked to an international student from the UK, and he in answer to my question about grammar said 'your argument has purchase';He may have been using it jocularly.
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