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moonsun



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:07 am    Post subject: sign on to Reply with quote
Does "sign on to the program(plan)" mean "approve of the program"? In this case, I think "sign on to" = "sign", right?
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bud



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:27 am    Post subject: Re: sign on to Reply with quote
moonsun wrote:
Does "sign on to the program(plan)" mean "approve of the program"?


Yes.

moonsun wrote:
In this case, I think "sign on to" = "sign", right?


In most cases, no. Sign on is being used metaphorically to indicate avid support. Usually nothing is literally signed.
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