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Exodejavu Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"If someone could be bothered to construct one of those fancy USA Today-type graphs, ...."

(It seems that I post in a wrong board. Emotion: indifferent)

This is the starting sentence of an ESPN article:

If someone could be bothered to construct one of those fancy USA Today-type graphs, you could chart a pretty clear ascendancy of effectiveness in the UFC career of Mauricio Rua.

- What does this sentence want to convey?

- Does graphs mean bar graphs? If not, can you give me an example of a USA Today-type

graph?

- I gather that chart means to note the changes, progress, etc., in (something). Am I right?

[Definition source: Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary]
- I understand ascendancy, but I can hardly understand ascendancy of effectiveness.

Thanks in advance.

  

Top answer

There are many types, but a line graph would be more appropriate. Yes, "to chart" is to enter the data on the graph. He becomes more effective with the passing of time.

— Avangi

  • There are many types, but a line graph would be more appropriate.
  • Yes, "to chart" is to enter the data on the graph.
  • He becomes more effective with the passing of time.
  • The line goes higher.
  • It ascends.
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There are many types, but a line graph would be more appropriate.

Yes, "to chart" is to enter the data on the graph.

He becomes more effective with the passing of time. The line goes higher. It ascends. The line goes upward as it reflects his increasing effectiveness.

Of course you could use a bar graph, with a separate bar for each game. You need to devise a way to
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Avangi:
> There are many types [of graphs], but a line graph would be more appropriate. [...]
> The line goes higher. It ascends.

Thank you; I got i
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