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Thomas_Anderson Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
What is the meaning of "gaggle"?
"So it is a particular disappointment that the interim version of the biggest review of British primary schooling in decades nudges the country a little further down its path toward factfree education. The existing curriculum is not without its faults: repeatedly re-engineered since it was set in place 20 years ago, it is now cluttered and prescriptive. And Sir Jim Rose, once Britain’s chief inspector of primary schools, was dealt some marked cards for his review: computer skills had to be ranked alongside literacy and numeracy (though employers complain not that young job-seekers are clueless online but that they are illiterate); room had to be made to teach a modern foreign language (thank heavens); and a gaggle of personal-development goals (learning not to set fire to your friends or trash the classroom) were to be emphasised. "
This excerpt is from The Economist Dec 11th, 2008 issue in "In Praise of Facts". http://www.economist.com/opinion/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=12773115
I don't get the meaning of "gaggle".
I looked up in dictionary, it says that
gaggle = to talk noisily
But this doesn't make sense in the above excerpt.
Please help, I am quite confused with this word.
This excerpt is from The Economist Dec 11th, 2008 issue in "In Praise of Facts". http://www.economist.com/opinion/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=12773115
I don't get the meaning of "gaggle".
I looked up in dictionary, it says that
gaggle = to talk noisily
But this doesn't make sense in the above excerpt.
Please help, I am quite confused with this word.
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" I believe a group of geese is a gaggle. You don't necessarily have a positive view of whatever it is you are describing if you use it, though you could use it simply for humorous effect.
- " I believe a group of geese is a gaggle.
- You don't necessarily have a positive view of whatever it is you are describing if you use it, though you could use it simply for humorous effect.
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It mean many, or "a bunch of." I believe a group of geese is a gaggle. You don't necessarily have a positive view of whatever it is you are describing if you use it, though you could use it simply for humorous effect.
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