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- 15-Dec-2011, 18:25 #1
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Say the U.K. is in a worse position Please have a look at the sentence - "PARIS—French officials Thursday took a new approach to defending the country's triple-A rating as they await the outcome of a review by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services: say the U.K. is in a worse position."
Please explain to me what does "say " mean here. Many thanks.
- 15-Dec-2011, 18:29 #2
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Teacher Re: Say the U.K. is in a worse position This looks like something set out by a news agency. I assume they would write 'they say...' in a full report.
Originally Posted by olegv 
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 15-Dec-2011, 18:33 #3
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Re: Say the U.K. is in a worse position France's new approach is to say...
- 15-Dec-2011, 22:37 #4
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Teacher Re: Say the U.K. is in a worse position Yes, it's a bare infinitive.
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