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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Handicapper, fascinated
Hi, What is "Handicapper" here?
Does "fascinated" has the same meaning as I posted yesterday with "Intriguing"?
My concern here is why they chose to write "Fascinated" and no "Intriguing" ...
Early text for comparison
"His friend and Illinois counterpart, Durbin, was urging him to run, but that was to be expected. More
intriguing were the entreaties he was receiving from New York’s Chuck Schumer."
"The political handicapper in Schumer was fascinated by Obama’s potential to redraw the electoral map, a capacity Clinton surely lacked. In conversations with other senators and strategists in 2006, Schumer would make these points over and over."
Does "fascinated" has the same meaning as I posted yesterday with "Intriguing"?
My concern here is why they chose to write "Fascinated" and no "Intriguing" ...
Early text for comparison
"His friend and Illinois counterpart, Durbin, was urging him to run, but that was to be expected. More
intriguing were the entreaties he was receiving from New York’s Chuck Schumer."
"The political handicapper in Schumer was fascinated by Obama’s potential to redraw the electoral map, a capacity Clinton surely lacked. In conversations with other senators and strategists in 2006, Schumer would make these points over and over."
Top answer
These are very difficult concepts for someone that is not totally familiar with the US system of elections and government. A handicapper is a person appointed to assign or assess a competitor's handicap, especially in golf or horse racing. As it is used here, "handicapper" is given as a characteristic of the Senator.
- These are very difficult concepts for someone that is not totally familiar with the US system of elections and government.
- A handicapper is a person appointed to assign or assess a competitor's handicap, especially in golf or horse racing.
- As it is used here, "handicapper" is given as a characteristic of the Senator.
- The sentence could be rewritten as: The betting man in Schumer was fascinated by Obama’s potential to redraw the electoral map, a capacity Clinton surely lacked.
- Authors use a variety of words as a matter of style.
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These are very difficult concepts for someone that is not totally familiar with the US system of elections and government.
A handicapper is a person appointed to assign or assess a competitor's handicap, especially in golf or horse racing.
As it is used here, "handicapper" is given as a characteristic of the Senator. The sentence could be rewritten as: The betting man in Schumer was fas
A handicapper is a person appointed to assign or assess a competitor's handicap, especially in golf or horse racing.
As it is used here, "handicapper" is given as a characteristic of the Senator. The sentence could be rewritten as: The betting man in Schumer was fas
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You're welcome Flowersea. I admire your determination and desire to perfect your English. Your questions are always pertinent and well thought out. May I ask if English is a hobby, or do you intend to use it in a more specific manner? If you intend to take your knowledge to the next level, I would be willing to assist you in refining (notice I did not, although I could have, use "perfect") your w
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