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Is it correct to say that the “premise†of the show The walking Dead is that people turn into zombies when they die?
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I was talking to a friend and when I told her I was watching TWD, she asked me about the show. I told her the premise of the show is that people die and turn into zombies. She immediately wrote "premise?". I thought I might have used the wrong word and it made me feel embarrassed. So I quickly checked for it's meaning on Google.
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A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
Base an argument, theory, or undertaking on.
I still feel like I used the word correctly. Can someone please tell me if I was wrong?
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I was talking to a friend and when I told her I was watching TWD, she asked me about the show. I told her the premise of the show is that people die and turn into zombies. She immediately wrote "premise?". I thought I might have used the wrong word and it made me feel embarrassed. So I quickly checked for it's meaning on Google.
Here's what showed up
A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
Base an argument, theory, or undertaking on.
I still feel like I used the word correctly. Can someone please tell me if I was wrong?
meaning word-usage
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The premise of the book is [blah blah] - estimated 17,100 hits in Google Books.
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@FumbleFingers is it only used for books?
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Not at all. I just searched for book because I couldn't decide whether to choose movie or film. But The premise of the film is [blah blah] gets 4,670 hits. No disrespect, but this kind of question really belongs on our sister site English Language Learners
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I was talking to a friend and when I told her I was watching TWD, she asked me about the show. I told her the premise of the show is that people die and turn into zombies. She immediately wrote "premise?". I thought I might have used the wrong word and it made me feel embarrassed. So I quickly checked for it's meaning on Google.
Here's what showed up
A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
Base an argument, theory, or undertaking on.
I still feel like I used the word correctly. Can someone please tell me if I was wrong?
meaning word-usage
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I was talking to a friend and when I told her I was watching TWD, she asked me about the show. I told her the premise of the show is that people die and turn into zombies. She immediately wrote "premise?". I thought I might have used the wrong word and it made me feel embarrassed. So I quickly checked for it's meaning on Google.
Here's what showed up
A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
Base an argument, theory, or undertaking on.
I still feel like I used the word correctly. Can someone please tell me if I was wrong?
meaning word-usage
meaning word-usage
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The premise of the book is [blah blah] - estimated 17,100 hits in Google Books.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
@FumbleFingers is it only used for books?
– Anonymous
3 hours ago
Not at all. I just searched for book because I couldn't decide whether to choose movie or film. But The premise of the film is [blah blah] gets 4,670 hits. No disrespect, but this kind of question really belongs on our sister site English Language Learners
– FumbleFingers
2 hours ago
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The premise of the book is [blah blah] - estimated 17,100 hits in Google Books.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
@FumbleFingers is it only used for books?
– Anonymous
3 hours ago
Not at all. I just searched for book because I couldn't decide whether to choose movie or film. But The premise of the film is [blah blah] gets 4,670 hits. No disrespect, but this kind of question really belongs on our sister site English Language Learners
– FumbleFingers
2 hours ago
The premise of the book is [blah blah] - estimated 17,100 hits in Google Books.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
The premise of the book is [blah blah] - estimated 17,100 hits in Google Books.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
@FumbleFingers is it only used for books?
– Anonymous
3 hours ago
@FumbleFingers is it only used for books?
– Anonymous
3 hours ago
Not at all. I just searched for book because I couldn't decide whether to choose movie or film. But The premise of the film is [blah blah] gets 4,670 hits. No disrespect, but this kind of question really belongs on our sister site English Language Learners
– FumbleFingers
2 hours ago
Not at all. I just searched for book because I couldn't decide whether to choose movie or film. But The premise of the film is [blah blah] gets 4,670 hits. No disrespect, but this kind of question really belongs on our sister site English Language Learners
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Your use of the word premise is entirely correct:
an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based:
- [ + that ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.
- The research project is based on the premise stated earlier.
- We should start from the premise that circumstances might change.
- The conclusions you have drawn are based on a false premise.
- We should work on the premise that this plan will be successful.
- Could you explain the basic premise of your argument?
Your reasoning is based on a misguided premise.
As you can see from the examples, the use of "premise" is not limited to books, stories, movies, etc., however in filmmaking
The premise of a film or screenplay is the initial state of affairs that drives the plot.
Most premises can be expressed very simply, and many films can be identified simply from a short sentence describing the premise.
- For example: A lonely boy is befriended by an alien;
- A small town is terrorized by a shark;
- A small boy sees dead people.
In my opinion, the filmmaking definition of premise boils down to the same thing
An assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory.
- ‘the fundamental premise of the report’
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I would say, no, you aren't using the word quite right. The premise of the show is that the world has been overrun by zombies, collapsing civilization. That more are being created through natural death, instead of by zombie bite is a detail of world building, but not the premise of the show.
If there was another show, set 100 years later, where civilization was restored, and the show was about the people who monitor the population, to swiftly deal with people who unexpectedly die and come back as zombies...there, the premise would be that people who die come back as zombies.
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Your use of the word premise is entirely correct:
an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based:
- [ + that ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.
- The research project is based on the premise stated earlier.
- We should start from the premise that circumstances might change.
- The conclusions you have drawn are based on a false premise.
- We should work on the premise that this plan will be successful.
- Could you explain the basic premise of your argument?
Your reasoning is based on a misguided premise.
As you can see from the examples, the use of "premise" is not limited to books, stories, movies, etc., however in filmmaking
The premise of a film or screenplay is the initial state of affairs that drives the plot.
Most premises can be expressed very simply, and many films can be identified simply from a short sentence describing the premise.
- For example: A lonely boy is befriended by an alien;
- A small town is terrorized by a shark;
- A small boy sees dead people.
In my opinion, the filmmaking definition of premise boils down to the same thing
An assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory.
- ‘the fundamental premise of the report’
answered 3 hours ago
bookmanu
3,181425
That's a relief to hear. Thank you!
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Your use of the word premise is entirely correct:
an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based:
- [ + that ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.
- The research project is based on the premise stated earlier.
- We should start from the premise that circumstances might change.
- The conclusions you have drawn are based on a false premise.
- We should work on the premise that this plan will be successful.
- Could you explain the basic premise of your argument?
Your reasoning is based on a misguided premise.
As you can see from the examples, the use of "premise" is not limited to books, stories, movies, etc., however in filmmaking
The premise of a film or screenplay is the initial state of affairs that drives the plot.
Most premises can be expressed very simply, and many films can be identified simply from a short sentence describing the premise.
- For example: A lonely boy is befriended by an alien;
- A small town is terrorized by a shark;
- A small boy sees dead people.
In my opinion, the filmmaking definition of premise boils down to the same thing
An assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory.
- ‘the fundamental premise of the report’
answered 3 hours ago
bookmanu
3,181425
That's a relief to hear. Thank you!
– Anonymous
2 hours ago
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Your use of the word premise is entirely correct:
an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based:
- [ + that ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.
- The research project is based on the premise stated earlier.
- We should start from the premise that circumstances might change.
- The conclusions you have drawn are based on a false premise.
- We should work on the premise that this plan will be successful.
- Could you explain the basic premise of your argument?
Your reasoning is based on a misguided premise.
As you can see from the examples, the use of "premise" is not limited to books, stories, movies, etc., however in filmmaking
The premise of a film or screenplay is the initial state of affairs that drives the plot.
Most premises can be expressed very simply, and many films can be identified simply from a short sentence describing the premise.
- For example: A lonely boy is befriended by an alien;
- A small town is terrorized by a shark;
- A small boy sees dead people.
In my opinion, the filmmaking definition of premise boils down to the same thing
An assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory.
- ‘the fundamental premise of the report’
answered 3 hours ago
bookmanu
3,181425
Your use of the word premise is entirely correct:
an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based:
- [ + that ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.
- The research project is based on the premise stated earlier.
- We should start from the premise that circumstances might change.
- The conclusions you have drawn are based on a false premise.
- We should work on the premise that this plan will be successful.
- Could you explain the basic premise of your argument?
Your reasoning is based on a misguided premise.
As you can see from the examples, the use of "premise" is not limited to books, stories, movies, etc., however in filmmaking
The premise of a film or screenplay is the initial state of affairs that drives the plot.
Most premises can be expressed very simply, and many films can be identified simply from a short sentence describing the premise.
- For example: A lonely boy is befriended by an alien;
- A small town is terrorized by a shark;
- A small boy sees dead people.
In my opinion, the filmmaking definition of premise boils down to the same thing
An assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory.
- ‘the fundamental premise of the report’
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bookmanu
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I would say, no, you aren't using the word quite right. The premise of the show is that the world has been overrun by zombies, collapsing civilization. That more are being created through natural death, instead of by zombie bite is a detail of world building, but not the premise of the show.
If there was another show, set 100 years later, where civilization was restored, and the show was about the people who monitor the population, to swiftly deal with people who unexpectedly die and come back as zombies...there, the premise would be that people who die come back as zombies.
answered 9 mins ago
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I would say, no, you aren't using the word quite right. The premise of the show is that the world has been overrun by zombies, collapsing civilization. That more are being created through natural death, instead of by zombie bite is a detail of world building, but not the premise of the show.
If there was another show, set 100 years later, where civilization was restored, and the show was about the people who monitor the population, to swiftly deal with people who unexpectedly die and come back as zombies...there, the premise would be that people who die come back as zombies.
answered 9 mins ago
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I would say, no, you aren't using the word quite right. The premise of the show is that the world has been overrun by zombies, collapsing civilization. That more are being created through natural death, instead of by zombie bite is a detail of world building, but not the premise of the show.
If there was another show, set 100 years later, where civilization was restored, and the show was about the people who monitor the population, to swiftly deal with people who unexpectedly die and come back as zombies...there, the premise would be that people who die come back as zombies.
answered 9 mins ago
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I would say, no, you aren't using the word quite right. The premise of the show is that the world has been overrun by zombies, collapsing civilization. That more are being created through natural death, instead of by zombie bite is a detail of world building, but not the premise of the show.
If there was another show, set 100 years later, where civilization was restored, and the show was about the people who monitor the population, to swiftly deal with people who unexpectedly die and come back as zombies...there, the premise would be that people who die come back as zombies.
answered 9 mins ago
swbarnes2
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answered 9 mins ago
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answered 9 mins ago
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answered 9 mins ago
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The premise of the book is [blah blah] - estimated 17,100 hits in Google Books.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
@FumbleFingers is it only used for books?
– Anonymous
3 hours ago
Not at all. I just searched for book because I couldn't decide whether to choose movie or film. But The premise of the film is [blah blah] gets 4,670 hits. No disrespect, but this kind of question really belongs on our sister site English Language Learners
– FumbleFingers
2 hours ago