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hiromichi
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 Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:28 pm Post subject: take them mainstream |
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What does "take the mainstream" mean?
He then signed and began working with some talented, underground, hip-hop groups, helping to better cultivate them to take them mainstream.
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Afra
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Mainstream is a term that usually refers to the common current of thought of the majority, meaning that "mainstream" things are those that are currently popular with most people. It is most often applied in the arts (i.e., music, literature, and performance).
Mainstream Sentence Examples
By way of this culture, estonia entered the mainstream of the occident.
It's great to be among this community mostly ignored by the mainstream.
It's not too late for britain to restore its natural authority on a subject which margaret thatcher first brought into the political mainstream.
Mainstream media i take with a grain of salt.
Then realize that in the scheme of things, these people are widely considered to be fairly mainstream.
Mainstream of society - as he was himself.
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:41 am Post subject: |
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Afra:
Thank you. I should have asked what is "take them mainstream." I do not understand this combination.
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IanT
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"take them mainstream", here, means "help them gain more general acceptance or appreciation"
hope helps,
Ian
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| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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IanT:
Thank you.
Take them mainstream; the pattern is V+O+O.
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Hard to define the pattern. It's like an abbreviation of "take them into the mainstream", but the way it's said mainstream sounds almost like an adverb as if it were "take them away" etc
You decide!
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IanT、Now I get it in my way.
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