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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
More perspective, dots on events and issues
While BBC's TV, radio and Web operations in the UK do not feature any advertising, the bbc.co.uk global Website features ads when viewed by users in the US.
Miranda Cresswell, senior vice president of BBC.com, said in a statement: "You're going to see more analysis, more insight and more perspective that connects the dots on events and issues that affect us all in the U.S."
Such an approach will undoubtedly see the BBC compete more directly with US newspapers and broadcasters for local and regional stories. Until now, most of BBC's U.S. coverage has focused on major national stories, usually with an international impact.
Please explain to me what "perspective" and "dots" means here.
Though I know generally "perspective" means "perception".
Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100715/362/twl-bbc-rolling-out-u-s-news-site_1.html
Miranda Cresswell, senior vice president of BBC.com, said in a statement: "You're going to see more analysis, more insight and more perspective that connects the dots on events and issues that affect us all in the U.S."
Such an approach will undoubtedly see the BBC compete more directly with US newspapers and broadcasters for local and regional stories. Until now, most of BBC's U.S. coverage has focused on major national stories, usually with an international impact.
Please explain to me what "perspective" and "dots" means here.
Though I know generally "perspective" means "perception".
Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100715/362/twl-bbc-rolling-out-u-s-news-site_1.html
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"perspective" = portrayal of events in their proper setting, making clear their interrelationships and relative importance. "connects the dots" = shows how events are connected and related. The reference is to a children's amusement in which lines are drawn between numbered dots in order to reveal a picture.
- "perspective" = portrayal of events in their proper setting, making clear their interrelationships and relative importance.
- "connects the dots" = shows how events are connected and related.
- The reference is to a children's amusement in which lines are drawn between numbered dots in order to reveal a picture.
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"perspective" = portrayal of events in their proper setting, making clear their interrelationships and relative importance.
"connects the dots" = shows how events are connected and related. The reference is to a children's amusement in which lines are drawn between numbered dots in order to reveal a picture.
"connects the dots" = shows how events are connected and related. The reference is to a children's amusement in which lines are drawn between numbered dots in order to reveal a picture.
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I agree with MrWordy's apraisal.
The "connecting the dots" analogy has been used a lot in the US recently in the negative. That is, the failure to connect the dots. The thing about the children's exercise is that you don't see/get the picture until you've finished the task, or done the work.
The media have been critical of certain government agencies for failing to
The "connecting the dots" analogy has been used a lot in the US recently in the negative. That is, the failure to connect the dots. The thing about the children's exercise is that you don't see/get the picture until you've finished the task, or done the work.
The media have been critical of certain government agencies for failing to
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