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textul lui dan dascalescu:

"He takes on what he says are deeply entrenched myths about the nature of inner city residents",

si traducerea sa

Accepta ca ceea ce povesteste sunt mituri urbane despre caracterul rezidentilor enclavelor sarace ale orasului


http://www.planning.unc.edu/courses/261/ankrah/porterprescri...

daca vorbitorul ar combate aceasta declaratie ar rezulta o negare a negatiei !

Merriam -Webster
Main Entry: take on
Function: verb
Date: 15th century
transitive senses
1 a : to begin to perform or deal with : UNDERTAKE <took on new responsibilities> b : to contend with as an opponent <took on the neighborhood bully>
2 : ENGAGE, HIRE
3 a : to assume or acquire as or as if one's own <the city's plaza takes on a carnival air -- W. T. LeViness> b : to have as a mathematical domain or range <what values does the function take on>
intransitive senses : to show one's feelings especially of grief or anger in a demonstrative way <they cried and took on something terrible -- Bob Hope>

take on are sens de opozitie numai cind exista o provocare clara ( neighborhood bully)

deci contextul arata ca vorbitorul accepta ca "lenevia" locuitorilor inner city e un mit urban ( adica vorbe goale), nu o combate