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Ryotaro Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

To have gotten the memo

"The gap between the haves and have-nots is growing, but most Americans don't seem to have gotten the memo."

Whtat does the phrase "to have gotten the memo" mean?

Thanks,

Ryo
  

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In this case it means that most Americans didn't receive any notification (the memo) regarding the protests taking place on Wall Street. "the memo" suggests there was some sort of official notification, which they didn't receive. You didn't mention Wall Street but this is in relation to the ongoing Wall Street protest.

— Ivanhr

  • In this case it means that most Americans didn't receive any notification (the memo) regarding the protests taking place on Wall Street.
  • "the memo" suggests there was some sort of official notification, which they didn't receive.
  • You didn't mention Wall Street but this is in relation to the ongoing Wall Street protest.
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In this case it means that most Americans didn't receive any notification (the memo) regarding the protests taking place on Wall Street.

"the memo" suggests there was some sort of official notification, which they didn't receive.

You didn't mention Wall Street but this is in relation to the ongoing Wall Street protest.
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