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김성현 Posted 9 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

"in one case" and "It is like"

Dear teachers,

I have some questions related to the transcript of 60 Minutes.

Your help would be highly appreciated.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chobani-yogurt-billionaire-founder-on-creating-jobs-in-america/


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At a time when Americans are debating whether immigration and refugees are a good thing or a bad thing for the country, it is sometimes noted that Tesla, Google, eBay, and Pepsi Cola are all either founded by or currently run by immigrants, and, in one case, a refugee.

- in one case: Does this mean that all the other companies are founded or run by immigrants while just one company is founded by or run by a refugee?
- This is not related to a linguistic question, but do you happen to know which company among the ones stated on the above is founded by or run by a refugee?

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Hamdi Ulukaya: I remember like yesterday. It’s like this sadness in this whole place. Like as if somebody died, like, somebody important died.

- I think "It’s like this sadness in this whole place." should be "It was like there was sadness in the whole place."

Hamdi Ulukaya: Two hundred jobs was gone.

- I think it should be "Two hundred jobs were gone."


Hope to have your help soon.

Thanks and best regards,

David Kim

  

Top answer

- in one case: Does this mean that all the other companies are founded or run by immigrants while just one company is founded by or run by a refugee? Yes. ) ???

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  • - in one case: Does this mean that all the other companies are founded or run by immigrants while just one company is founded by or run by a refugee?
  • Yes.
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  • " It seems so.
  • " Right.
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???- in one case: Does this mean that all the other companies are founded or run by immigrants while just one company is founded by or run by a refugee?

Yes. (A refugee would presumably also be an immigrant.)

???- I think "It’s like this sadness in this whole place." should be "It was like there was (
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[1] This means that three of the four mentioned companies are run by or were founded by immigrants. One of the four mentioned companies is run by or was founded by a refugee. The internet should have complete information on the current CEOs of the four companies and the founders of the companies.


[2] This is very informal speech, and in this type of speech, the quoted sentences

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