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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Have held / enacted

Hi teachers,

Pundits on both the left and right have held that the programs enacted to bring the financial system back from the brink wouldn't - couldn't work.

1. What does "have held" mean?

2. Can you explain what is "enact"?

3. Why there's "wouldn't and couldn't" in the text at the same time? Is it a conditional?

Thank you.

Tinanam
  

Top answer

1. -- Have believed and stated. 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1.
  • -- Have believed and stated.
  • 2.
  • Can you explain what is "enact"?
  • -- to establish by law; ordain or decree 3.
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1. What does "have held" mean?-- Have believed and stated.

2. Can you explain what is "enact"? -- to establish by law; ordain or decre
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you so much for your help.

Is "have held" to mean have believed and stated used in formal writing, instead of conversational usage?

Thank you.

Tinanam
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Hi Mister Micawber,

What is "It is pretty standard"? used in formal standard?

Thanks

Tinanam
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I use 'standard' to mean neither particularly formal nor particularly informal.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you.
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