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Latest post Wed, Jan 16 2008 8:05 AM by Hoa Thai. 1 replies.
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Taka  +  464796 Wed, 16 Jan 08 07:12 AM
A great many slang expressions are so general that they hardly have any meaning at all beyond a vague indication of approval or disapproval.

About the 'general' in red, is it about semantic generality or popularity?

I think it's the former, but I'm not really sure on this one...
Taka
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Hoa Thai  +  464806 Wed, 16 Jan 08 08:05 AM
 Taka wrote:
A great many slang expressions are so general that they hardly have any meaning at all beyond a vague indication of approval or disapproval.

About the 'general' in red, is it about semantic generality or popularity?

I think it's the former, but I'm not really sure on this one...

Hi,

Between those two choices, I agree with you. The clause after the 'that' reflects 'generality' better than 'popularity'.


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