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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Failed to understand "thanks to late night, audience free congressional sessions"
Does it mean "because it is late in night, audience can freely join congressional sessions"?
Context:
Mr.A: Here in China, some expert says:
In the past two decades, (almost all) Americans have been reassured that GMF (genetically modified food) are safe and they have been eating GMF safely for twenty years.
Mr.B: thanks to late night, audience free congressional sessions, it is not required to label genetically modified food in the US.
Context:
Mr.A: Here in China, some expert says:
In the past two decades, (almost all) Americans have been reassured that GMF (genetically modified food) are safe and they have been eating GMF safely for twenty years.
Mr.B: thanks to late night, audience free congressional sessions, it is not required to label genetically modified food in the US.
Top answer
"audience-free", which in my opinion should be hyphenated, means that no audience was present. The speaker is saying that these congressional sessions were conducted late at night with no audience present, with an implied criticism that the issues may therefore not have been properly debated or scrutinised.
- "audience-free", which in my opinion should be hyphenated, means that no audience was present.
- The speaker is saying that these congressional sessions were conducted late at night with no audience present, with an implied criticism that the issues may therefore not have been properly debated or scrutinised.
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"audience-free", which in my opinion should be hyphenated, means that no audience was present. The speaker is saying that these congressional sessions were conducted late at night with no audience present, with an implied criticism that the issues may therefore not have been properly debated or scrutinised.
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It means secret/private meetings. "audience free" means there is no audience.
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Thank you both.
Mr.C replies:
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Most all food around the world, even the seeds you buy, are genetically modified. NVM what the governments tell you. Have you eaten corn? Genetically modified.
Corn the way you think of it today is not what it was before. Most meats are fed antibiotics to keep them from getting infected. Most
Mr.C replies:
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Most all food around the world, even the seeds you buy, are genetically modified. NVM what the governments tell you. Have you eaten corn? Genetically modified.
Corn the way you think of it today is not what it was before. Most meats are fed antibiotics to keep them from getting infected. Most
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VorparIt means secret/private meetings. "audience free" means there is no audience.It's neither secret nor private. I have watched some of these sessions on CSPAN which continually broadcasts these after-hours congressional sessions. It's the perfect solution for late night insomniacs.
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