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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Grounding

Hi

In the acknowledgements part the author of the book writes: To Kathy Churay, thank you for your talent, humor, and grounding and for letting me be part of your transformation.

--- Does "grounding" here mean "down-to-earth"? So she's thanking her for being down-to-earth?
  

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Hi, Yes, that seems to be the general idea. Clive

  • Hi, Yes, that seems to be the general idea.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Yes, that seems to be the general idea.

Clive
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I can't comment on the "common meaning" of the expression, as (in my opionion) it's not common.

To me, it's ambiguous, and could mean either what you suggest, or that she contributed to bringing the book down to earth.

I suppose both uses are gerundive (talking the possessive "your"), but one has the sense of an adjective and the other has the sense of a verb:
(1) t
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If you had to guess, Avangi, would you say that the author meant that she was down-to-earth or that thanks to her the book is more down-to-earth?

In my view, the second makes more sense.
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I'm on the fence here, Newguest. I could fall either way. Sorry. Emotion: thinking - A.

Edit. Actually, I suppose it could mean bo
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Newguestand grounding and for letting me be part of your transformation.
See what I mean? Who could say what the heck this refers to!
Perhaps this is a symbiotic relationship. The book also helped Kathy Churay.

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