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vmtnezgil

#54422 Tue, 09 Nov 04 09:29 PM

what's its meaning in the below sentence?

"I think we should try to manage around needing to do this now"

thanks in advance

vmtnezgil

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nona the brit

#54435 Tue, 09 Nov 04 10:48 PM

Two possible interpretations

We should plan a way of continuing without having to do 'this' (whatever it is) at the moment (manage around as in strategically plan how to get around doing something).

Or,

We need to do 'this' now so let's plan, taking 'this' into account.

nona the brit

Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004

England

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The name says it all.

MrPedantic

#54444 Tue, 09 Nov 04 11:12 PM

Hello V. and NtB

I find that 'manage around' has a slightly sly, almost ironic overtone: as if it's
always enclosed in inverted commas.

'Manage around needing to do this' for me means 'avoid doing this in a
discreet way so no one notices...'.

Is that your experience?

MrP

MrPedantic

Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004

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...opella forensis / adducit febris...

Commas

nona the brit

#54447 Tue, 09 Nov 04 11:30 PM

That was my first thought too, hence my first option, but then without knowing the context I also thought that it could possibly be a straight intent to work around 'it'.

nona the brit

vmtnezgil

#54520 Wed, 10 Nov 04 08:57 AM

Thanks to both, MrP's interpretation and 1st thought of nona fit nicely in the context (that sometimes is hard to fully reflect in the posts...)

vmtnezgil

#54521 Wed, 10 Nov 04 08:59 AM

...anyway, it's interesting and a signal to be careful in English as I understand the 2nd thought of nona would be, for the same sentence, just the opposite!!

vmtnezgil