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Beatutiful heart Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The usage of play

Hi, what is the meaning of '' play'' in each sentence, your clrification would be appreciated.

- Foreces at play is ----> at work? is it a possible replacement for this?

- If you look around America today, you will see bigotry playing out.

---> working out? is this a possible substitute?
  

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Hi, what is the meaning of play in each sentence, your clrification would be appreciated. Here's how I interpret these phrases. - Forces at play Forces that are operating, forces that are influencing something.

  • Hi, what is the meaning of play in each sentence, your clrification would be appreciated.
  • Here's how I interpret these phrases.
  • - Forces at play Forces that are operating, forces that are influencing something.
  • 'At play' suggests to me that the forces are impersonal .
  • They are not trying or intending to force a particular result in the context being spoken of.
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Hi,

what is the meaning of play in each sentence, your clrification would be appreciated.

Here's how I interpret these phrases.

- Forces at play Forces that are operating, forces that are influencing something. 'At play' suggests to me that the forces are impersonal. They are not trying or intending to force a particular result in the conte

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