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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
What is this language called?
I am reading a British newspaper and here is a sentence in it:
A screen of red tape deterring commercial fracking has been created by multiple agencies, chief among them the department for energy and climate change, the health and safety executive and the environment agency
A screen of red tape cannot physically stop fracking, but I get what its saying. It is trying to exaggerate this? What is the proper name for this writing?
Thank you!
A screen of red tape deterring commercial fracking has been created by multiple agencies, chief among them the department for energy and climate change, the health and safety executive and the environment agency
A screen of red tape cannot physically stop fracking, but I get what its saying. It is trying to exaggerate this? What is the proper name for this writing?
Thank you!
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Anonymous A screen of red tape cannot physically stop fracking, but I get what its saying. Sorry for saying this, but I have the feeling that you don't get it. Correct me if I'm wrong.
- Anonymous A screen of red tape cannot physically stop fracking, but I get what its saying.
- Sorry for saying this, but I have the feeling that you don't get it.
- Correct me if I'm wrong.
- 'red tape' is an idiom that means a lot of bureaucratic paperwork.
- 'a screen of red tape' means a lot of paperwork that is like a barrier to progress.
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AnonymousA screen of red tape cannot physically stop fracking, but I get what its saying.Sorry for saying this, but I have the feeling that you don't get it. Correct me if I'm wrong.
'red tape' is an idiom that means a lot of bureaucratic paperwork. 'a screen of red tape' means a lot of paperwork that is like a barrier to progress.
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