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Most of the word meanings we know are acquired indirectly, by intuitively guessing new meanings as we understand the overall gist of what we are hearing or reading.
NYT > Home Page By E. D. HIRSCH Jr. 2011
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Most of the word meanings we know are acquired indirectly, by intuitively guessing new meanings as we understand the overall gist of what we are hearing or reading.
NYT > Home Page By E. D. HIRSCH Jr. 2011
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Most of the word meanings we know are acquired indirectly, by intuitively guessing new meanings as we understand the overall gist of what we are hearing or reading.
NYT > Home Page By E. D. HIRSCH Jr. 2011
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Reading your stuff and thinking on the meanings is almost like a "reset" button. .that demonstrates to me that I need to remain grounded.
Weblogs 2009
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The time for Obama answering questions with round-about answer with hidden meanings is over.
Sources: White House considers drafting health care bill 2009
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But in recent years the list of things that food is called upon to do—its meanings, in other words—has dramatically expanded.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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While the logic-chopping about possible inoffensive meanings is all very well, the odds that that was what students in an American high school were up to are vanishingly small.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Discourteous to Wear American Flag Images on Cinco de Mayo? 2010
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Senators Cornyn and Reid should both just sit down, cool off, and allow the plain meanings of law, unstrained by the casuistry of lawyers or by the pulls of partisanship to provide guidance in these two cases. —
Republican Leader Threatens to Block Seating of Franken - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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While the logic-chopping about possible inoffensive meanings is all very well, the odds that that was what students in an American high school were up to are vanishingly small.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Discourteous to Wear American Flag Images on Cinco de Mayo? 2010
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Uncertain meanings inevitably lead citizens to ‘steer far wider of the unlawful zone’ .... than if the boundaries of the forbidden areas were clearly marked.
The Volokh Conspiracy » My Short Essay on Snyder v. Phelps, Part I: The Wisdom of Hustler v. Falwell 2010
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