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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
to foster something
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Does "The President's indecision and the government's incompetence fostered the (development) of this lunacy." sound fine? If we foster something, we help it develop or provide fertile ground for something to develop. Whatever it might be. Ideas or other things. What do you think?
Does "The President's indecision and the government's incompetence fostered the (development) of this lunacy." sound fine? If we foster something, we help it develop or provide fertile ground for something to develop. Whatever it might be. Ideas or other things. What do you think?
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I think it sounds okay - however you forgot the bit about the foolishness of those who elected them all d
- I think it sounds okay - however you forgot the bit about the foolishness of those who elected them all d
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I think it sounds okay - however you forgot the bit about the foolishness of those who elected them all 
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I didn't want to condemn too many people. When we foster something, we encourage it or help it develop, yes? That's only one of its many definitions. I assume it's not often used.
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I'd say foster is reasonably common when talking about certain kinds of development (perhaps only certain kinds of mind tend to use it though). It's particularly used in the phrase "foster new ideas". d
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