Nov 13, 2009 16:07
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taken really for granted and too abstract
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About a democracy assessment in Bosnia
Such complex and extensive assessment really doesn’t appeal to the wider public. It was perceived that the notion of democracy is taken really for granted and too abstract; and that the wider public immediate concerns are really somehow irrelevant to democracy.
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In Bosnia, it was perceived that the notion of democracy is taken really for granted, too abstract, too far from the wider public immediate concerns.
Shouldn't it be "NOT taken for granted"?
Such complex and extensive assessment really doesn’t appeal to the wider public. It was perceived that the notion of democracy is taken really for granted and too abstract; and that the wider public immediate concerns are really somehow irrelevant to democracy.
And later:
In Bosnia, it was perceived that the notion of democracy is taken really for granted, too abstract, too far from the wider public immediate concerns.
Shouldn't it be "NOT taken for granted"?
Responses
| 4 +9 | No, "taken for granted" is correct |
Jack Doughty
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| 3 +1 | taken ( really ) for granted |
Arnold T.
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Nov 13, 2009 16:09: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "English"
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Jack Doughty
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No, "taken for granted" is correct
Saying "the notion of democracy is taken for granted" means that people just assume they live in a democracy without thinking about it or feeling any need to defend it.
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Comment: "Thank you everyone!"
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taken ( really ) for granted
Pas de "not" !
Je crois qu'il faut interpréter "really" comme "dans la réalité ( de tous les jours )" !
Ce que j'en comprends c'est que la notion de démocratie ( telle qu'elle est comprise ) est présumée acquise dans la vie de tous les jours ( par chacun / tous ) et trop abstraite ... trop loin des préoccupations ...
Bref, je ne vois aucune place pour un "not" !
Je crois qu'il faut interpréter "really" comme "dans la réalité ( de tous les jours )" !
Ce que j'en comprends c'est que la notion de démocratie ( telle qu'elle est comprise ) est présumée acquise dans la vie de tous les jours ( par chacun / tous ) et trop abstraite ... trop loin des préoccupations ...
Bref, je ne vois aucune place pour un "not" !
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