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  1. 01-Oct-2009, 09:20 #1
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    Default Feel the tug of ...

    I think I understand what this expression means, but I am not completely sure. How would you understand a sentence like "the traditional community felt the tug of modern life"?
  2. 01-Oct-2009, 10:48 #2
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    Default Re: Feel the tug of ...

    It attracted them. (On an etymological note, tractors also tug.)

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