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michaelchang001
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 Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: channeling and noted |
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Hi friends. Could anyone of you please explain these underlined words to me? Thanks very much.
Politicians aren't the only ones dusting off their wish lists. Columnist David Brooks, channeling Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, says let's not forget state universities. Noted. |
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CP
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Channeling someone means acting as a medium for that person to speak to us from beyond. Here it just means that David Brooks is just saying what Michael Porter believes.
Then the author adds, "Noted." That is shorthand for, "Duly noted," meaning, "All right, we will keep in mind that we should not forget state universities."
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michaelchang001
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks, CP, but what do you mean by "from beyond"? |
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