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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Could you please tell me what "spoken past each other" means? This is the sentence I have to translate into French:
"... educators and advocates of inclusion have either spoken past each other, or have not communicated or articulated their arguments."
Thank you.
Vocabulary
to talk past each other
Could you please tell me what "spoken past each other" means? This is the sentence I have to translate into French:
"... educators and advocates of inclusion have either spoken past each other, or have not communicated or articulated their arguments."
Thank you.
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From the context, I would say the author means that people have not listened to what others say.
- From the context, I would say the author means that people have not listened to what others say.
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From the context, I would say the author means that people have not listened to what others say.
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I think it's when people are talking about two (or multiple!) topics when they think that they're talking about one.
e.g. (really bad example):
Person 1: Beers are cold
Person 2: No, Bears are warm!
Person 1: No, in America, beers are cold!
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Person 2: But they're mammals!
At this point, they will no longer be talking past each other.
e.g. (really bad example):
Person 1: Beers are cold
Person 2: No, Bears are warm!
Person 1: No, in America, beers are cold!
....
Person 2: But they're mammals!
At this point, they will no longer be talking past each other.
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