"How do you Figure?"
English translation: How do you come to that conclusion?
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| 03:24 Jul 31, 2011 |
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peer agreement (net): +19| "how do you figure?" How do you come to that conclusion? Explanation: The phrase is used frequently in American English. It conveys the sense of, How did you come to that conclusion? -- how did you figure that out? How do you know that? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2011-07-31 03:43:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The following is from a blog, but the context is useful in terms of the expression: Sage is a classic example of what I’ve been railing against. He’s spouting off his conclusions without any evidentiary support. He’s repeating talking points torn right out of the Discovery Institute script. “it seems like a lot of scientists might be inclined to investigate ID (in it’s purely intellectual form) seriously if it wasn’t so much a weapon of culture war.” Really? How do you figure, Sage? Upon what FACTS do you base your conclusion? As a scientist, I can tell you that your impressions do not reflect reality. So my question is: how did it come to pass that you are confused? http://www.michaelberube.com/index.php/weblog/comments/789/ |
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