Subject: can something be "clearly received"
Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 5:56 AM
earth,
question.. you know i work on words/language quite a lot recently, sometimes I feel i got dementia and wonder if i am talking chinglish....
"a msg is clear."
"a clear msg is well received" is correct; but can i say the msg is clearly received?
i wonder where i can get answers for this minute usage confusion, before i find the source, please be my consultant!
have a great day!
cherry
(glee episode 7 in second season is great, didn't know Gwyneth sings so well)
--On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Cherry,
Hey don't you realize you're much better at linguistic than I am!
However, in this case, I can see it can cause confusion to some...
the 3 sentences seem similar but they ain't. It's the beauty of languages really :-)
1) a message is clear: this one is grammatically correct but it makes no
sense. Think of when you say "a sky is clear"... You speak about
something in present tense here which means a generalization. But a
message is not always clear, right?
2) "a clear msg is well received": This one is grammatically correct and
also makes sense. "well-received" usually means well-liked, acclaimed
or popular. The speaker is explaining that a clear message is normally
well-liked by receivers...
3) the msg is clearly received: Now, in this case the speaker refers to a
particular message that is understood well by the receiver.
I hope this helps and please be reminded that I'm not any better in this than you so pls check with a real expert, ok?. :-)
Earth
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On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 9:53 PM
Teacher EARTH...
Thank you so much for your clarification. Your explanation is clearly
received and I am sure you must be kidding me for being humble( remember
you got so high GMAT scores!!). when I wrote down these sentences, I
didn't know there are meaning differences.
I believe you people have the advantages of both genders: linguistics and electronics.
and a real expert.... goes to Ake??? (you have been silent for a while, busy with school or earth?? ahhahaha.)
Happy to get the confusion solved...nitenite,
cherry
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Hi Cherry,
Thanks for including me in your informative and lively conversation :-)
I'm not at all an expert in English, constantly saying and wrinting the
wrong things all the time (you must be noticing) :-P
Anyway, I am busy at times. At the moment, preparing lectures for students :-)
All is well,
Ake
