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English term or phrase:All-american ads
English translation:representative of American ideals
Entered by: Kim Metzger
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13:39 Aug 19, 2004
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Art/Literary - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
English term or phrase: All-american ads
Does that mean typically american or the best ?
lien
Netherlands
Local time: 08:18
representative of American ideals
Explanation:
All-American
1. Representative of the people of the United States or their ideals; typically American: an all-American family; their all-American generosity. 2. Sports Chosen as the best amateur in the United States at a particular position or event: an all-American fullback. 3. Composed entirely of Americans or American materials: an all-American negotiating team; cars of all-American manufacture. 4. Of all the American nations: an all-American conference.
NOUN: often All-American An all-American athlete.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/59/A0205900.html
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:18
Grading comment
The most votes.
Now I understand very well the concept. Truly american helped too. Thank you all.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9representative of American ideals
Kim Metzger
5 +3Advertisements that are completely american in essence
Ritu Bhanot
5 +1Typically AmericanRamesh Madhavan
5American in approach
Paul Dixon
3COMMENT (not for grading)
Tony M
3 -2ads which target only the american market
Michel A.
3 -2typically/traditionally American OR: only by/for Americans
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
all-american ads
Advertisements that are completely american in essence


Explanation:
Yes, it means typically american.

Ritu Bhanot
France
Local time: 08:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell
1 hr

agree  Rusinterp
2 hrs

agree  Alfa Trans
5 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
all-american ads
Typically American


Explanation:
It has to be!

Ramesh Madhavan
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ritu Bhanot
3 mins
  -> Thanks! :-)
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
all-american ads
typically/traditionally American OR: only by/for Americans


Explanation:
Difficult to say which, without context.

ntext
United States
Local time: 01:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  RHELLER: only for Americans sounds quite anti-business, anti-profit, and discriminatory
3 mins
  -> Maybe, maybe not — but is that relevant? We don't even know the context.

disagree  Tony M: No, all-American has a very specific cultural meaning --- though that might make such ads only SUITABLE for the American market :-)
1 hr
  -> I do realize that.

disagree  Nizamettin Yigit: I agree with Dusty
9 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
all-american ads
ads which target only the american market


Explanation:
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Michel A.
Local time: 02:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ritu Bhanot: An all-american/ typically american advertisement can be targetted to any market!!! That's how we get the term americanisation of "industry/ culture" that is so evident in lots of countries.
2 mins

neutral  RHELLER: not the meaning here, sorry
12 mins

disagree  Tony M: ...echoing Rita's and Skymail's comments...
1 hr

neutral  Nizamettin Yigit: Similar of NG Kramer's point.
9 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
all-american ads
representative of American ideals


Explanation:
All-American
1. Representative of the people of the United States or their ideals; typically American: an all-American family; their all-American generosity. 2. Sports Chosen as the best amateur in the United States at a particular position or event: an all-American fullback. 3. Composed entirely of Americans or American materials: an all-American negotiating team; cars of all-American manufacture. 4. Of all the American nations: an all-American conference.
NOUN: often All-American An all-American athlete.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/59/A0205900.html


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
The most votes.
Now I understand very well the concept. Truly american helped too. Thank you all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RHELLER: I think the term originated with the All-American football trophy (think apple pie)
3 mins
  -> Yes, I think you're right about the football analogy. An all-American football quarterback is one of the best college quarterbacks in the US.

agree  Tahir
33 mins

agree  Tony M: Yes, the meaning is very culturally-specific: "a regular, clean-cut, all-American guy", for example...
1 hr

agree  DGK T-I
2 hrs

agree  Rusinterp
2 hrs

agree  Asghar Bhatti
2 hrs

agree  Chiara di Benedetto Brown
4 hrs

agree  Nizamettin Yigit: Woud you think these two expressions different from eact other? "All American ads are od" and "Succesfull ads of this industry are all-American, the rest are not so" I agree with that Wanted to share that first two answers may be partially correct.
9 hrs
  -> The hyphen is important. All American ads = all of them. All-American ads = ads that represent American ideals, values.

agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
20 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
all-american ads
COMMENT (not for grading)


Explanation:
Here's what New Shorter OED has to say on the subject:

[headword: all]... Special combs., as all-American a.
(a) representing the whole of, or only, America or the USA;
(b) [colloq.] truly American

Tony M
France
Local time: 08:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
all-american ads
American in approach


Explanation:
These ads would be American in all aspects, from the situations used (baseball instead of cricket, for example), the slang, choice of people and the product as well. As they say, "as American as apple pie"!

Paul Dixon
Local time: 05:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nizamettin Yigit: there is at least one correct answer that has better timing
3 hrs
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