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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Shenanigans / was mounting about
I didn't understand here two things guys, what is "shenanigans"? also, "was mounting about"?
"Between the public polls and the shenanigans on the website, speculation in the media was mounting about a Clinton bid. Hillary’s public posture was unwavering: not gonna happen."
"Between the public polls and the shenanigans on the website, speculation in the media was mounting about a Clinton bid. Hillary’s public posture was unwavering: not gonna happen."
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Hi, shenanigans - Did you check a dictionary? com/dictionary/shenanigan was mounting - was growing / increasing The idea is that the media was speculating more and more about a Clinton bid. Clive
- Hi, shenanigans - Did you check a dictionary?
- com/dictionary/shenanigan was mounting - was growing / increasing The idea is that the media was speculating more and more about a Clinton bid.
- Clive
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Hi,
shenanigans - Did you check a dictionary?
eg http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shenanigan
was mounting - was growing
shenanigans - Did you check a dictionary?
eg http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shenanigan
was mounting - was growing
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Hi,
what is the direct meaning for "mount about"?
You are parsing the sentence incorrectly. Consider these two words separately.
Think of the sentence this way.
( speculation in the media was mounting ) ( about a Clinton bid )
Clive
what is the direct meaning for "mount about"?
You are parsing the sentence incorrectly. Consider these two words separately.
Think of the sentence this way.
( speculation in the media was mounting ) ( about a Clinton bid )
Clive
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