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meaning of "ringing endorsement"



 
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meaning of "ringing endorsement" #1 (permalink) Mon Sep 10, 2007 17:36 pm   meaning of "ringing endorsement"
 

I am a sort of kind man.

The construction is correct. You understand that this sentence implies that you're a "kind" man only in some sense or in a manner of speaking, right? You are saying that, depending on how you look at it, you might be called a kind man? This is hardly a ringing endorsement, if you will.

Could you explain the parts in bold?
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meaning of "ringing endorsement" #2 (permalink) Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:46 am   meaning of "ringing endorsement"
 

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1-- it depends on your perspective (of the meaning of 'kind')
2-- strong approval
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