hung in there

English translation: he continued to ponder his response to the question

02:34 May 30, 2005

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: hung in there

Text about the Rolling Stones

"You don't find bands like that anymore," said Brendan Burke, a 22-year-old Stones fan who graduated last year from New York University. Their age, he said, doesn't bother him at all.

I asked him when he thought people start getting old.

"Forty," he said. There was silence on the telephone. Brendan hung in there. "Forty or 45," he said.

Carolina

Selected answer:he continued to ponder his response to the question

Explanation:
there is no way to be sure what is meant here - sorry
just my interpretation (it's not about the interviewer's age, it's about the age of the band members)

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Note added at 8 hrs 44 mins (2005-05-30 11:18:42 GMT)
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\"to hang in\" has more than one meaning - I am using \"to wait-to stick it out\"
it is similar to persevere

hang in
To persevere: decided to hang in despite his illness.
hang on
To continue persistently; persevere.
To wait for a short period of time.
http://www.answers.com/topic/hang

Selected response from:

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 09:55

Grading comment

Thanks, everybody
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +7

persevered/didn't give up

KNielsen

3 +3

he continued to ponder his response to the question

RHELLER

didn't hang up and said what he thought

David Hollywood

3 +2

maintained his position

sergey (X)

He did not disconnect the phone

Balasubramaniam L.

2 +1

stayed on the phone

Aimee

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

6 mins confidence:

He did not disconnect the phone

Explanation:
He did not disconnect the phone. He continued to be there on the other side of the phone, although he was silent. That is, there was a long pause in his conversaion.

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 21:25
Native speaker of:

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 12

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

stayed on the phone

Explanation:
remained on the phone.. but there was silence for a moment?

Aimee
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

didn't hang up and said what he thought

Explanation:
:)

David Hollywood
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

he continued to ponder his response to the question

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 09:55
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 59

Grading comment

Thanks, everybody

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

KNielsen: Impressive research. Read the original article--I guess the world is divided into those who find Jagger et al either irresistably sexy or unspeakably repulsive, eh! : )

27 mins

-> you have the right to your interpretation

agree

Aimee: I think he simply stopped to think about a more accurate answer to the interviewer's question, and probably was not pausing because of the band members nor the interviewer..but definitly not the interviewer .

1 hr

-> thanks Aimee :-)

agree

Mikhail Kropotov: Don't see what his pondering had to do with perservering. What is the adversity he's supposedly fighting?

5 hrs

-> no adversity here - just patiently waiting :-)

agree

sergey (X): i think he was taking his time there after all :-) ,tho my interpretation is possible too

2 days 6 hrs

-> thanks Sergey, everyone had somewhat similar answers - slight nuances :-)

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

maintained his position

Explanation:
the silence on the phone was pressuring him to reconsider but he maintained his position on the age when people start getting old and only offered 45 as a rather slight compromise
another expression - he stuck with his answer :-)

sergey (X)
Local time: 16:55
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 4

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

persevered/didn't give up

Explanation:
Presumably the writer is closer to the Stones' age than to Brendan's age, hence the silence on the phone. From Brendan's perspective, 40 is old but the writer (interviewer) is likely older than that. But even when there's an awkward (?) silence after Brendan's answer, he doesn't retract and say, "Oh, I mean 50" to save the interviewer's feelings; he perseveres with his original answer (or an age close to it).

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Note added at 23 hrs 47 mins (2005-05-31 02:21:39 GMT)
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I had a look at the article (link provided by Rita) and in the original, the author says, \"On a hunch, I asked him when he thought people start getting old.\" So presumably the hunch is that Brendan (being very young) would find people old that the author wouldn\'t--those around 40, for example.

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Note added at 23 hrs 57 mins (2005-05-31 02:31:19 GMT)
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I had a look at the article (link provided by Rita) and in the original, the author says, \"On a hunch, I asked him when he thought people start getting old.\" So presumably the hunch is that Brendan (being very young) would find people old that the author wouldn\'t--those around 40, for example.

KNielsen
Japan
Local time: 00:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Kim Metzger: Indeed.

2 mins

-> Thanks, Kim : )

agree

Rafa Lombardino: even though he was being interviewed over the phone, I don't believe it has anything to do with the fact that he didn't "hand UP"... to "hang in" is "to persevere" or "to be persistent"

32 mins

-> Thanks, Rafaela : )

agree

humbird

1 hr

-> Thanks, humbird : )

neutral

RHELLER: who mentioned 50?; my neutral is for your interpretation regarding the interviewer. For all we know, the interviewer could be 25. Most young people agree that 40 is "over the hill".

1 hr

-> Am I in hot water now? : ) Sorry, it was just a random age, ie, one older than the original.

agree

Silvina Jover-Cirillo (X): Totally agree with K.Nielsen but, specially with Rafaela

2 hrs

-> Thanks, Silvina : )

agree

Johan Venter

3 hrs

-> Thanks, venter : )

neutral

Mikhail Kropotov: Don't see the adversity he's supposedly having to face when "hanging in there".

6 hrs

-> Well, not adversity, but he doesn't rush to fill the silence either. He persists with his original opinion of what is "old."

agree

cmwilliams (X): yes, this makes sense

6 hrs

-> Thanks!

agree

Alfa Trans (X)

11 hrs

-> Thanks!

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