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Adonis Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

The usage of strike a chord with someone.

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00The perceptions of political issue my friends bring can really strike a chord with me. 0-
  

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0Fine, but a little awkward. 02br
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00Sentence : Sometimes, the manager's speech strikes a chord with the employees. 02br
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0 Dear Adonis, 02br
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0 I wouldn't say "bound to agree". I would say rather that it means the manager's speech contains ideas which the employees recognize or are familiar with. I'm not sure that it means that what the manager says actually has to be true or that anyone has to agree with it for "a chord to be struck". Another way of saying it is that what he said "resonated" with the employees or that they "felt a
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0 Thank you very much, CalifJim. 0-
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