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Is “expiate upon†a correct/common usage?
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Either way, that’s a lot of money, of course, but the point is not to expiate upon the market forces driving prices in the funeral industry. (source)
"Expiate upon" only returns several hundred hits on Google, most of them are from the early 1800s. My understanding is "expiate" in its modern usage is usually used transitively. Is this usage in this sentence common? What does it mean then?
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Either way, that’s a lot of money, of course, but the point is not to expiate upon the market forces driving prices in the funeral industry. (source)
"Expiate upon" only returns several hundred hits on Google, most of them are from the early 1800s. My understanding is "expiate" in its modern usage is usually used transitively. Is this usage in this sentence common? What does it mean then?
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Either way, that’s a lot of money, of course, but the point is not to expiate upon the market forces driving prices in the funeral industry. (source)
"Expiate upon" only returns several hundred hits on Google, most of them are from the early 1800s. My understanding is "expiate" in its modern usage is usually used transitively. Is this usage in this sentence common? What does it mean then?
meaning prepositions phrase-meaning
asked Sep 9 at 21:13
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Either way, that’s a lot of money, of course, but the point is not to expiate upon the market forces driving prices in the funeral industry. (source)
"Expiate upon" only returns several hundred hits on Google, most of them are from the early 1800s. My understanding is "expiate" in its modern usage is usually used transitively. Is this usage in this sentence common? What does it mean then?
meaning prepositions phrase-meaning
meaning prepositions phrase-meaning
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I think that 'expiate' is an error, and that the writer was reaching for 'expatiate'.
expiate
verb [ T ]
to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing
something or accepting punishment
Expiate (Cambridge)
expatiate
verb [ I ]
formal
disapproving
to speak or write about
something in great detail or for a long time:
Expatiate (Cambridge)
answered Sep 9 at 21:58
Michael Harvey
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Low-quality writing; the use of "Left virtue signalling" indicates the political leanings of the writer.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I agree. But expatiate would be pushing it in modern parlance. I fail to see how you can deduce the author's politics here.
– Lambie
2 days ago
In contemporary US political discourse, 'virtue signalling" is coded language used by right and especially hard-right commentators to signify contempt for "liberal" or "left" views
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I see. I must be behind the times as I usually call that coded language. But I only realized the politics here on seeing the publication and the article's title. But not the sentence on its own.
– Lambie
2 days ago
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1 Answer
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oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
I think that 'expiate' is an error, and that the writer was reaching for 'expatiate'.
expiate
verb [ T ]
to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing
something or accepting punishment
Expiate (Cambridge)
expatiate
verb [ I ]
formal
disapproving
to speak or write about
something in great detail or for a long time:
Expatiate (Cambridge)
answered Sep 9 at 21:58
Michael Harvey
8,0811722
Low-quality writing; the use of "Left virtue signalling" indicates the political leanings of the writer.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I agree. But expatiate would be pushing it in modern parlance. I fail to see how you can deduce the author's politics here.
– Lambie
2 days ago
In contemporary US political discourse, 'virtue signalling" is coded language used by right and especially hard-right commentators to signify contempt for "liberal" or "left" views
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I see. I must be behind the times as I usually call that coded language. But I only realized the politics here on seeing the publication and the article's title. But not the sentence on its own.
– Lambie
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
I think that 'expiate' is an error, and that the writer was reaching for 'expatiate'.
expiate
verb [ T ]
to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing
something or accepting punishment
Expiate (Cambridge)
expatiate
verb [ I ]
formal
disapproving
to speak or write about
something in great detail or for a long time:
Expatiate (Cambridge)
answered Sep 9 at 21:58
Michael Harvey
8,0811722
Low-quality writing; the use of "Left virtue signalling" indicates the political leanings of the writer.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I agree. But expatiate would be pushing it in modern parlance. I fail to see how you can deduce the author's politics here.
– Lambie
2 days ago
In contemporary US political discourse, 'virtue signalling" is coded language used by right and especially hard-right commentators to signify contempt for "liberal" or "left" views
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I see. I must be behind the times as I usually call that coded language. But I only realized the politics here on seeing the publication and the article's title. But not the sentence on its own.
– Lambie
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
I think that 'expiate' is an error, and that the writer was reaching for 'expatiate'.
expiate
verb [ T ]
to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing
something or accepting punishment
Expiate (Cambridge)
expatiate
verb [ I ]
formal
disapproving
to speak or write about
something in great detail or for a long time:
Expatiate (Cambridge)
answered Sep 9 at 21:58
Michael Harvey
8,0811722
I think that 'expiate' is an error, and that the writer was reaching for 'expatiate'.
expiate
verb [ T ]
to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing
something or accepting punishment
Expiate (Cambridge)
expatiate
verb [ I ]
formal
disapproving
to speak or write about
something in great detail or for a long time:
Expatiate (Cambridge)
answered Sep 9 at 21:58
Michael Harvey
8,0811722
edited 2 days ago
answered Sep 9 at 21:58
Michael Harvey
8,0811722
answered Sep 9 at 21:58
Michael Harvey
8,0811722
answered Sep 9 at 21:58
Michael Harvey
8,0811722
8,0811722
Low-quality writing; the use of "Left virtue signalling" indicates the political leanings of the writer.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I agree. But expatiate would be pushing it in modern parlance. I fail to see how you can deduce the author's politics here.
– Lambie
2 days ago
In contemporary US political discourse, 'virtue signalling" is coded language used by right and especially hard-right commentators to signify contempt for "liberal" or "left" views
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I see. I must be behind the times as I usually call that coded language. But I only realized the politics here on seeing the publication and the article's title. But not the sentence on its own.
– Lambie
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
Low-quality writing; the use of "Left virtue signalling" indicates the political leanings of the writer.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I agree. But expatiate would be pushing it in modern parlance. I fail to see how you can deduce the author's politics here.
– Lambie
2 days ago
In contemporary US political discourse, 'virtue signalling" is coded language used by right and especially hard-right commentators to signify contempt for "liberal" or "left" views
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I see. I must be behind the times as I usually call that coded language. But I only realized the politics here on seeing the publication and the article's title. But not the sentence on its own.
– Lambie
2 days ago
Low-quality writing; the use of "Left virtue signalling" indicates the political leanings of the writer.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Low-quality writing; the use of "Left virtue signalling" indicates the political leanings of the writer.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I agree. But expatiate would be pushing it in modern parlance. I fail to see how you can deduce the author's politics here.
– Lambie
2 days ago
I agree. But expatiate would be pushing it in modern parlance. I fail to see how you can deduce the author's politics here.
– Lambie
2 days ago
In contemporary US political discourse, 'virtue signalling" is coded language used by right and especially hard-right commentators to signify contempt for "liberal" or "left" views
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
In contemporary US political discourse, 'virtue signalling" is coded language used by right and especially hard-right commentators to signify contempt for "liberal" or "left" views
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
I see. I must be behind the times as I usually call that coded language. But I only realized the politics here on seeing the publication and the article's title. But not the sentence on its own.
– Lambie
2 days ago
I see. I must be behind the times as I usually call that coded language. But I only realized the politics here on seeing the publication and the article's title. But not the sentence on its own.
– Lambie
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
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