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SuperESL Posted 12 years ago
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Speak to
Hi,
What exactly does "speak to" mean in these examples:
"about seven in 10 inmates are Muslim – an estimate that speaks eloquently to the failures of postcolonial integration."
"Modi's landslide victory at the elections speaks volumes to the fact that the majority of Indian people have pinned their hopes to him."
Demonstrate? Give evidence of? Address? Reveal? I see this usage all the time but I am not able to find an exact definition that fits in the dictionaries.
Thank you.
What exactly does "speak to" mean in these examples:
"about seven in 10 inmates are Muslim – an estimate that speaks eloquently to the failures of postcolonial integration."
"Modi's landslide victory at the elections speaks volumes to the fact that the majority of Indian people have pinned their hopes to him."
Demonstrate? Give evidence of? Address? Reveal? I see this usage all the time but I am not able to find an exact definition that fits in the dictionaries.
Thank you.
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" Here, speak means expressing opinions, thoughts or feelings by other than verbal means as in A ctions speak louder than words . ] SuperESL Demonstrate? Give evidence of?
- " Here, speak means expressing opinions, thoughts or feelings by other than verbal means as in A ctions speak louder than words .
- ] SuperESL Demonstrate?
- Give evidence of?
- Address?
- Reveal?
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SuperESL"about seven in 10 inmates are Muslim – an estimate that speaks eloquently to the failures of postcolonial integration.""Modi's landslide victory at the elections speaks volumes to the fact that the majority of Indian people have pinned their hopes to him."Here, speak means expressing opinions, thoughts or feelings by other than verbal means as
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