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Deepcosmos Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

What their story tells them they mean

Hello, everyone,

THAT’S MY STORY AND I’M STICKING WITH IT
People interpret facts to mean what their story tells them they mean. If someone has a story that life is hard, they will interpret someone else’s happiness as delusional, fake, or inappropriate. If a veteran salesman embraces the story that savvy manipulation is the only path to success, he may interpret the success of a young salesman who believes honesty is the best policy as “beginner’s luck.”

* source; https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=vpmIDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT56&lpg=PT56&dq=%22what+their+story+tells+them+they+mean%22&source=bl&ots=Qh-1dsiQTV&sig=ACfU3U27pqZ2QIqzioz6YdL1LtNyBsGktg&hl=ko&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjijty18vbzAhVSIaYKHZ6wA10Q6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=%22what%20their%20story%20tells%20them%20they%20mean%22&f=false

I can't understand the structure of above 1st sentence especially due to the usage of relative what, causing me not to be able to interpret it correctly. Thus, your kind advice to rewrite above would be much appreciated.

  

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"What" means "that which" there. "

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  • "What" means "that which" there.
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"What" means "that which" there. "People interpret facts to mean that (meaning) which their story tells them (that) they mean."

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deepcosmos what their story tells them they mean.

That is a content or noun clause. These clauses function as nouns do. They can be the complement of a verb (and subject of a sentence.

Your example noun clause has another noun clause embedded in it.

Here is are two good references:

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