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Ahmet Faruk Cecen Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
What does than mean in this context?
Hi everyone
I can see general meaning of sentence but not the part including than and say together with the relation of it with the rest of the sentence
Such a speech community of mutual presence will be able to realize its distinctive group dynamic the more speech acts are made. Actions such as promising (‘we will do that later on’), naming (‘this is the best ...’), warning (‘watch out for ...’), requesting, insulting, and greeting have a different meaning in relations of mutual presence than, say, in writing or in Internet interaction.
I can see general meaning of sentence but not the part including than and say together with the relation of it with the rest of the sentence
Such a speech community of mutual presence will be able to realize its distinctive group dynamic the more speech acts are made. Actions such as promising (‘we will do that later on’), naming (‘this is the best ...’), warning (‘watch out for ...’), requesting, insulting, and greeting have a different meaning in relations of mutual presence than, say, in writing or in Internet interaction.
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"say" means "for example". I hope that will resolve the difficulties.
- "say" means "for example".
- I hope that will resolve the difficulties.
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a) Suppose there are people together in a group, and everyone is talking to each other.
b) Suppose the group is communicating on Facebook, and they are blogging the same "actions" as the people in ( a).
c) Suppose the group is writing letters to each other and they are writing the same "actions" as the people in ( a).
The meaning of the communications in ( a), and the group dynam
b) Suppose the group is communicating on Facebook, and they are blogging the same "actions" as the people in ( a).
c) Suppose the group is writing letters to each other and they are writing the same "actions" as the people in ( a).
The meaning of the communications in ( a), and the group dynam
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Hi again GPY. Thanks for answering it. Have you got any idea on the usage of "than" in that sentence.
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Ahmet Faruk CecenHave you got any idea on the usage of "than" in that sentence.It is the completely normal usage of "than" - "as compared / contrasted with."
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Dear AlpheccaStars I did not see your entry before I post. That is really great explanation. I completely got it. I really thank you
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