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#2 (permalink) Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:12 am Meaning |
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Hi,
This expression is in the nature of a slogan repeated as part of the compamy's policy and is really a shortened version of: We are putting news first
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This very much depends on context. Come to could mean arrive and come up to could mean approach. Take this:
When we came to the middle of the village, a man came up to us to find out what we wanted.
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#3 (permalink) Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:31 pm Meaning |
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Dear Sir,
Do you think the use of "put" in "putting news first" is fine? I think "put" is used for sth concrete.
If you think this use is fine, what does "put" mean in this case?
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#4 (permalink) Mon Aug 07, 2006 13:12 pm Put |
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Hi,
Put can also be used in a figurative sense, too. It has the meaning of place or present. You could say: Presenting news first .. You can put your case/Put your point of view/Put your comments in writing ... and so on.
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