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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Usage of "Enter"
I sometimes find the word "enter" which comes at the top of a sentence in an imperative form, such as "Enter marine architects, who are dreaming up new cities to address the problem." Please help me understand how it can be interpreted. Thank you.
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Ray Virgin Enter marine architects It's an imitation of stage directions. In a play, when the author wants a character (say, Polonius) to come onto the stage, he writes in the script ENTER POLONIUS. When the actors perform the play, that's when the man who has the role of Polonius comes onto the stage.
- Ray Virgin Enter marine architects It's an imitation of stage directions.
- In a play, when the author wants a character (say, Polonius) to come onto the stage, he writes in the script ENTER POLONIUS.
- When the actors perform the play, that's when the man who has the role of Polonius comes onto the stage.
- So in effect your sentence means that marine architects come onto the scene.
- Enter marine architects, who are dreaming up new cities to address the problem.
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Ray VirginEnter marine architectsIt's an imitation of stage directions. In a play, when the author wants a character (say, Polonius) to come onto the stage, he writes in the script ENTER POLONIUS. When the actors perform the play, that's when the man who has the role of Polonius comes onto the stage.
So in effect your sentence means that marine arc
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Dear CJ,
Thank you very much.
Your explanation is simple and helpful enough even for me to understand, who is still not very proficient in English.
H. R. V.
Thank you very much.
Your explanation is simple and helpful enough even for me to understand, who is still not very proficient in English.
H. R. V.
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