{"id":21944,"date":"2017-07-02T19:22:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T19:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=21944"},"modified":"2017-07-02T19:22:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T19:22:56","slug":"english-the-meanings-of-replace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/english-the-meanings-of-replace\/","title":{"rendered":"English: the meaning(s) of replace<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tutoring English, you constantly think about words. The tutor shares an idea about the word replace<\/em>.<\/h1>\n

We all know the typical meaning of the word replace<\/em>:<\/p>\n

replace: to substitute a thing with another of similar appearance or use<\/p>\n

Let’s focus, for a moment, on the literal<\/em> meaning of re-place<\/strong>. To do so, we consider the definition of the verb<\/strong> place<\/em>:<\/p>\n

place: to put or set in an appropriate position: he placed the pitcher in the centre of the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the meaning of the verb place<\/em>, can’t replace<\/em> mean the following?<\/p>\n

replace: to put or set again in an appropriate position<\/p>\n

An example of my literal meaning of the word replace<\/em> is as follows:<\/p>\n

After watering one quadrant of the lawn for half an hour, he replaced<\/span> the sprinkler in an adjacent quadrant.<\/p>\n

Makes sense, no? <\/p>\n

Neither dictionary I consulted offers my opinion:)<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

Merriam-Webster. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary<\/i>. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.<\/p>\n

Gilmour, Lorna (ed.) Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary & Thesaurus<\/i>. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 2006.<\/p>\n

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tutoring English, you constantly think about words. The tutor shares an idea about the word replace. We all know the typical meaning of the word replace: replace: to substitute a thing with another of similar appearance or use Let’s focus, …<\/p>\n

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