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Nesa Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

"charged event"

Hi

What does this phrase mean? A completely 'what' happening?

Name changes following mergers can be highly charged events, and closer communication with all stakeholder groups may help ease the transition.

Regards,

Nesa
  

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" The phrase has to be "highly charged event" to make sense. A "highly charged event" is a precarious or difficult situation.

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  • " The phrase has to be "highly charged event" to make sense.
  • A "highly charged event" is a precarious or difficult situation.
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There is no such thing in English as a "charged event." The phrase has to be "highly charged event" to make sense. A "highly charged event" is a precarious or difficult situation.
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The figurative language is borrowed from electricity. A highly charged body will give you a shock. But it has to be highly charged, not just charged.
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a "highly charged event" refers mainly to emotional tension. This is saying that these name changes can be really emotionally and/or socially uncomfortable for everyone, and can easily result in arguments or other problems because everyone has strong, and often opposing, opinions.

I think this idiom comes from the concept of a high electrical charge (positive vs negative) causing an eleme
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Thank you it really helped.
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