mix interest

[jasonlulu_2000]

The Scottish government, headed by Salmond, has announced that Scotland will hold a referendum on independence from Britain in September 2014. Murray, who lives in the London area but was born and raised in the Scottish town of Dunblane, has not said publicly which way he would vote on the issue, and his Wimbledon Championship will only mix interest in his views.

What does "mix interest" mean in this context?

Thanks!

Jason

 

[bhaisahab]

The Scottish government, headed by Salmond, has announced that Scotland will hold a referendum on independence from Britain in September 2014. Murray, who lives in the London area but was born and raised in the Scottish town of Dunblane, has not said publicly which way he would vote on the issue, and his Wimbledon Championship will only mix interest in his views.

What does "mix interest" mean in this context?

Thanks!

Jason

It doesn't mean anything to me.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's not well worded but I assume it means that before he won Wimbledon, many people in England, Ireland and Wales wouldn't have taken any interest at all in what he thought about Scottish independence. Now that he's a Wimbledon champion, for some reason people will be interested in his opinion. It might also be true that because he is Scottish but lives in London he might have a mixture of opinions. Neither of those views are well expressed by using "mix interest". I think it's a typo of some kind but I can't work out what it should have said.

 

[Rover_KE]

What is the source of your quotation, Jason?

 

[jasonlulu_2000]

ph.news.yahoo.com/perhaps-sir-next-murray-000500158.html

I came across it from an adapted article. I find it was originally written as "will only compound interest in his view"[9/B]

 

[MikeNewYork]

ph.news.yahoo.com/perhaps-sir-next-murray-000500158.html

I came across it from an adapted article. I find it was originally written as "will only compound interest in his view"[9/B]

Now it makes sense.

 

[jasonlulu_2000]

Now,what does it mean?

 

[emsr2d2]

Have you checked "to compound" in a dictionary? What did you find?

 

[jasonlulu_2000]

I find in a dictionary that it means "makes sth worse ".But it makes no sense to me.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I find in a dictionary that it means "makes sth worse ".But it makes no sense to me.

"Compound" can also mean to "increase". In this case it means to "increase" interest in his opinion, because he is now a hero.

 

[emsr2d2]

See the fifth definition of the transitive verb here.

 

[bhaisahab]

It sounds very unnatural to me.

 

[emsr2d2]

It sounds very unnatural to me.

The original or the badly written adaptation?

 

[bhaisahab]

The original or the badly written adaptation?

This: "will only compound interest in his view"