Statistically speaking
Is it correct tot say “Statistically speaking? Is it used to start a sentence or is it redundant?
Statistically speaking you have a 33%!chance of winning.
I looked it up online and got this response
I don’t understand what “divert responsibility for opinions onto”
Is it correct to use “underlie” this way ?
However, "statistically speaking" is a somewhat clichéd phrase that tends to divert the responsibility for opinions onto the statistical data that supposedly underlays them.
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anonymous I don’t understand what “divert responsibility for opinions onto” "for opinions" means "for the author's opinions (about whatever subject is being discussed)". anonymous Is it correct to use “underlie” this way ? The text, as you quoted it, uses the verb "underlay", not "underlie".
- anonymous I don’t understand what “divert responsibility for opinions onto” "for opinions" means "for the author's opinions (about whatever subject is being discussed)".
- anonymous Is it correct to use “underlie” this way ?
- The text, as you quoted it, uses the verb "underlay", not "underlie".
- My instinct is that "that supposedly underlays them" is incorrect, and it should be "that supposedly underlies them".
- However, some dictionaries seem to support this use of "underlay".
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anonymousI don’t understand what “divert responsibility for opinions onto”
"for opinions" means "for the author's opinions (about whatever subject is being discussed)".
anonymousIs it correct to use “underlie” this way ?
The text, as you quoted it, uses the verb "underlay", not "underlie". My instinct
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