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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
"nuance"
Hi, folks!
There is a phrase I have trouble making sense of.
Could anyone help me get correct understanding
of the following part of the sentence quoted :
By the end of the first year of life, most of us have
our environment pretty well categorized and have "made
a sizeable start on the social and interactional nuances"
with which we contend for the rest of our lives.
I would interpret the phrase quoted as "started to appreciate
subtle differences in social and interactional settings."
What would you think about it?
R.V.
There is a phrase I have trouble making sense of.
Could anyone help me get correct understanding
of the following part of the sentence quoted :
By the end of the first year of life, most of us have
our environment pretty well categorized and have "made
a sizeable start on the social and interactional nuances"
with which we contend for the rest of our lives.
I would interpret the phrase quoted as "started to appreciate
subtle differences in social and interactional settings."
What would you think about it?
R.V.
Top answer
Yes, I think your interpretation is reasonable. I'm not sure I agree with the actual statement though. I have not known many one-year-old babies who have any understanding of "social and interactional nuances".
- Yes, I think your interpretation is reasonable.
- I'm not sure I agree with the actual statement though.
- I have not known many one-year-old babies who have any understanding of "social and interactional nuances".
- By the way, I see that you have used quotation marks to highlight the words you are asking about within a longer piece of text.
- This is not recommended.
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Yes, I think your interpretation is reasonable.
I'm not sure I agree with the actual statement though. I have not known many one-year-old babies who have any understanding of "social and interactional nuances".
By the way, I see that you have used quotation marks to highlight the words you are asking about within a longer piece of text. This is not recommended. It can appear as i
I'm not sure I agree with the actual statement though. I have not known many one-year-old babies who have any understanding of "social and interactional nuances".
By the way, I see that you have used quotation marks to highlight the words you are asking about within a longer piece of text. This is not recommended. It can appear as i
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