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missdaredevil
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 Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:53 pm Post subject: cushion? |
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His album sold more than1000 copies without the *cushion* of a music video.
protection?
Thanks
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bud
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| Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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I think there is something missing in the quote. It seems like it should be "without the cushion of a music ------." Maybe "without the cushion of a music producer?"
Whatever it is, "cushion" is very similar to "protection." That might be the intended meaning, or it might be slightly different - maybe something like "advantage." |
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saywhat?
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| bud wrote: |
I think there is something missing in the quote. It seems like it should be "without the cushion of a music ------." Maybe "without the cushion of a music producer?"
Whatever it is, "cushion" is very similar to "protection." That might be the intended meaning, or it might be slightly different - maybe something like "advantage." |
I agree. Perhaps "support" would be a good substitute in this case, but it is slighlty unusual. Cushion, usually has the idea of protection or softening.
"It's lucky I fell on you and not the road. You cushioned my fall." (softened) |
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asterix
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:10 am Post subject: |
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Maybe it means that the music video was not copy-protected?
In which case people could freely copy it, but even so, it still sold many copies. |
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bud
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm... MissD, did you edit the original post, adding "video" to the end of the sentence? I could have sworn that the sentence ended with "music" when I read it the first time.
"Without the cushion of a music video" is implying that having a music video helps boost the sales of the CD. So in this case, cushion could be thought of as padding/boost/help/support/advantage/etc. A lot of nouns would fit there. |
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missdaredevil
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:34 am Post subject: |
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| bud wrote: |
Hmm... MissD, did you edit the original post, adding "video" to the end of the sentence? I could have sworn that the sentence ended with "music" when I read it the first time.
"Without the cushion of a music video" is implying that having a music video helps boost the sales of the CD. So in this case, cushion could be thought of as padding/boost/help/support/advantage/etc. A lot of nouns would fit there. |
(Last edited by missdaredevil on Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:04 pm; edited 1 time in total)
Ummm....Mr. B, I sure did edit it. It was such a blaring mistake. I edited it right after I had noticed it. Thanks for bringing up the something missing.
Bye |
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bud
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Whew... Then I'm not (necessarily) losing my mind then! 
Thanks, MissD. |
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