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Zuotengdazuo Posted 5 years ago
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Concerns around

Edinburgh has published guidance for students on downloading the Alibaba VPN, which acknowledges “concerns around delivering our hybrid model of teaching to areas of the world where local sensitivities can conflict with certain teaching materials”.

The Times

Hi. Does the bold "around" mean "about" here?

Thank you.

  

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zuotengdazuo Hi. Does the bold "around" mean "about" here? That "around" is not part of my US dialect.

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  • zuotengdazuo Hi.
  • Does the bold "around" mean "about" here?
  • That "around" is not part of my US dialect.
  • It strikes me as press-release waffling and an unnecessary euphemism meaning "We are not concerned about it, because that would mean that we are taking some sort of stand, and *** forbid we should offend anybody at all even if they need it.
  • " If you forget you ever saw it and never use it, your English will be the better for it.
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zuotengdazuoHi. Does the bold "around" mean "about" here?

That "around" is not part of my US dialect. It strikes me as press-release waffling and an unnecessary euphemism meaning "We are not concerned about it, because that would mean that we are taking some sort of stand, and *** forbid we should offend anybody at all even if they need it. We have c

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zuotengdazuoDoes the bold "around" mean "about" here?

Yes, and "about" is much preferred after "concerns".

CJ

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