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What does it mean?

Des Carter · 2010-10-19 12:08:01

What does discursively underpinned mean? This is a serious question but I need an answer quickly stupid answers also welcome (not that the fine people of AH ever give stupid answers)

19-10-2010 12:08pm

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Des Carter

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What does discursively underpinned mean?

This is a serious question but I need an answer quickly stupid answers also welcome (not that the fine people of AH ever give stupid answers)

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#2 19-10-2010 12:13pm

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Often it means "backed up by argument or reason", although some people seem to use it to mean "explained".

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#3 19-10-2010 12:22pm

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What does it?

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#4 19-10-2010 12:47pm

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A crap underpinning job done on a building.

"That house was discursivley underpinned";)

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#5 19-10-2010 12:56pm

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Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Often it means "backed up by argument or reason", although some people seem to use it to mean "explained".

Thanks a million that makes sense.

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#6 19-10-2010 1:01pm

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Or 'unconfused'.

Sorry, what was the question again?

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#7 19-10-2010 1:08pm

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connundrum wrote: »

...Sorry, what was the question again?

"What do some threads lack?"

"...that they are discursively underpinned"

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