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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Voice? Numbers?

Can you please explain what numbers mean here? maybe "many people"? And as for "voice" that means to have an opinion?

Unions balance the power of workers with corporations, by allowing workers to join forces to get a fair share. As an individual your voice is limited, but there is power in numbers. Today, unions are more important than ever to the survival of the middle class.

  

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anonymous Can you please explain what numbers mean here? maybe "many people"? Yes.

  • anonymous Can you please explain what numbers mean here?
  • maybe "many people"?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous And as for "voice" that means to have an opinion?
  • Well, "voice" here is a noun, so it cannot mean "to have an opinion", but you are on the right lines.
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anonymousCan you please explain what numbers mean here? maybe "many people"?

Yes.

anonymousAnd as for "voice" that means to have an opinion?

Well, "voice" here is a noun, so it cannot mean "to have an opinion", but you are on the right lines. "Your voice is limited" means you have a limited ability to get your opin

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These words are being used as "metaphors." It is a way to make a comparison without actually describing something (as with a simile).

* Writing teachers will often tell you to "find your voice" in essay writing

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