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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
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meaning

Hi
Please tell me what this sentence means

 "The hand wringing about lack of reading is really all for nothing."

My guess:  The person's concern for not reading is not genuine.  
  

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"hand wringing about lack of reading" refers to concern or anxiety about some kind of "lack of reading" -- perhaps children not reading enough in school, or something like that, but it is not possible to be certain without seeing the full context. g. doesn't improve the situation).

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  • "hand wringing about lack of reading" refers to concern or anxiety about some kind of "lack of reading" -- perhaps children not reading enough in school, or something like that, but it is not possible to be certain without seeing the full context.
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  • doesn't improve the situation).
  • "hand-wringing" should be hyphenated.
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"hand wringing about lack of reading" refers to concern or anxiety about some kind of "lack of reading" -- perhaps children not reading enough in school, or something like that, but it is not possible to be certain without seeing the full context. "all for nothing" means that all this anxiety serves no purpose (e.g. doesn't improve the situation).

"hand-wringing" should be hyphenated.
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No, the concern is genuine. The speaker just doesn't think it will do any good.
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