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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
'speak' as a noun
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Not for the first time, Hu Jintao, the party's boss and China's president, rightly picks out two big problems: the widening gap between China's mostly urban rich and its mostly rural poor, and the party's lack of "internal democracy"--comrade-speak for accountability and the courage to question and debate.
Is 'speak' here used as a noun? Or is it used as a verb?
If it's a verb I don't get the meaning of 'comarde-speak for accountability ~~~'.
If it's a noun, is it common to use 'speak' as a noun?
Not for the first time, Hu Jintao, the party's boss and China's president, rightly picks out two big problems: the widening gap between China's mostly urban rich and its mostly rural poor, and the party's lack of "internal democracy"--comrade-speak for accountability and the courage to question and debate.
Is 'speak' here used as a noun? Or is it used as a verb?
If it's a verb I don't get the meaning of 'comarde-speak for accountability ~~~'.
If it's a noun, is it common to use 'speak' as a noun?
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Noun: comrade-speak: it's the language/slang/talk that comrades use >If it's a noun, is it common to use 'speak' as a noun? Yes. Look in dictionaries.
- Noun: comrade-speak: it's the language/slang/talk that comrades use >If it's a noun, is it common to use 'speak' as a noun?
- Yes.
- Look in dictionaries.
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Noun:
comrade-speak: it's the language/slang/talk that comrades use
>If it's a noun, is it common to use 'speak' as a noun?
Yes. Look in dictionaries.
comrade-speak: it's the language/slang/talk that comrades use
>If it's a noun, is it common to use 'speak' as a noun?
Yes. Look in dictionaries.
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Hi guys,
I wouldn't exactly say it's common. I seldom hear anyone say it. I read it in newspaper and magazine articles occasionally. It's always paired with another noun, with or without a hyphen, eg George Bush speak, liberal-speak. It usually sounds pejorative.
Best wishes, Clive
I wouldn't exactly say it's common. I seldom hear anyone say it. I read it in newspaper and magazine articles occasionally. It's always paired with another noun, with or without a hyphen, eg George Bush speak, liberal-speak. It usually sounds pejorative.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hi, Clive.
My dictionary also says it's usually used in'-speak' form such as 'computerspeak' and it's disapproving expression as you mentioned.
Thank you.
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My dictionary also says it's usually used in'-speak' form such as 'computerspeak' and it's disapproving expression as you mentioned.
Thank you.
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