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Mirmohamad Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Had on

could you please to more explain about the "Had on" on the sentence below.
"Mostly on the civil war. You should also study the impact Martin Luther King Jr. had on American society."
  

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"Impact" means the action of one object forcibly coming into contact with another. " Thus we talk about the impact of a car colliding with another. This has taken the metaphorical meaning of having a profound influence on.

— Deadrat

  • "Impact" means the action of one object forcibly coming into contact with another.
  • " Thus we talk about the impact of a car colliding with another.
  • This has taken the metaphorical meaning of having a profound influence on.
  • "Have" means to own, here also used somewhat metaphorically to mean associated closely with.
  • So "the impact that MLK had on American society" means the influence of MLK on America.
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"Impact" means the action of one object forcibly coming into contact with another. From Latin word meaning "drive into." Thus we talk about the impact of a car colliding with another. This has taken the metaphorical meaning of having a profound influence on. "Have" means to own, here also used somewhat metaphorically to mean associated closely with.

So "the impact that MLK had
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So many thanks Deadrat, but why deadrat ?!
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A story likely twice your age and too boring to repeat. No actual rats were harmed in the naming.
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No apologies are necessary for any of your questions.
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