Meaning and usage of “which datum it might announce on the notice board”
The context of the phrase:
Participants are not allowed to come late. In such case they just don’t come. When you arrive, you will find the next meeting is next Friday (which datum it might announce on the notice board or something like that).
I assume that the definition of it in this phrase means
Used as the subject of an impersonal verb
And the meaning of the phrase then becomes: “which datum might be announced on the notice board.”
Is it an irregular/spoken use or does it appear in literature?
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The context of the phrase:
Participants are not allowed to come late. In such case they just don’t come. When you arrive, you will find the next meeting is next Friday (which datum it might announce on the notice board or something like that).
I assume that the definition of it in this phrase means
Used as the subject of an impersonal verb
And the meaning of the phrase then becomes: “which datum might be announced on the notice board.”
Is it an irregular/spoken use or does it appear in literature?
meaning word-usage phrases
asked 3 hours ago
ib11ib11
4231417
It’s impossible to tell from only a fragment of a sentence. Please edit the question to include more context – at least the whole sentence, and preferably the whole paragraph. It announce is not an impersonal verb, so the meaning you cite here does not apply; the most obvious interpretation would be that ‘it’ refers to something like a computer system (if the notice board is electronic) – but more context is necessary to say for sure.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
3 hours ago
Was that written by a native speaker? It does seem that the meaning is intended to be “which date may be announced on the notice board or similar”, but the whole paragraph is extremely poorly written and makes little sense, and the sentence you highlight is completely ungrammatical to me. “In such case” is also ungrammatical (it should be “in such cases” or “in such a case” or “in that case”). If this was written by a native speaker, it's definitely someone with very poor writing and communication skills.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Do you have a link to the speech? You may be mishearing something, or pauses and repeats may be tricking you.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Sorry, no, I don't have. But it is clearly says what is transcribed. I assume that this is simply just a spoken way of speaking, not fully thought through (not done from a prewritten speech).
– ib11
2 hours ago
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The context of the phrase:
Participants are not allowed to come late. In such case they just don’t come. When you arrive, you will find the next meeting is next Friday (which datum it might announce on the notice board or something like that).
I assume that the definition of it in this phrase means
Used as the subject of an impersonal verb
And the meaning of the phrase then becomes: “which datum might be announced on the notice board.”
Is it an irregular/spoken use or does it appear in literature?
meaning word-usage phrases
asked 3 hours ago
ib11ib11
4231417
The context of the phrase:
Participants are not allowed to come late. In such case they just don’t come. When you arrive, you will find the next meeting is next Friday (which datum it might announce on the notice board or something like that).
I assume that the definition of it in this phrase means
Used as the subject of an impersonal verb
And the meaning of the phrase then becomes: “which datum might be announced on the notice board.”
Is it an irregular/spoken use or does it appear in literature?
meaning word-usage phrases
meaning word-usage phrases
asked 3 hours ago
ib11ib11
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asked 3 hours ago
ib11ib11
4231417
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ib11
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ib11ib11
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ib11ib11
4231417
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It’s impossible to tell from only a fragment of a sentence. Please edit the question to include more context – at least the whole sentence, and preferably the whole paragraph. It announce is not an impersonal verb, so the meaning you cite here does not apply; the most obvious interpretation would be that ‘it’ refers to something like a computer system (if the notice board is electronic) – but more context is necessary to say for sure.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
3 hours ago
Was that written by a native speaker? It does seem that the meaning is intended to be “which date may be announced on the notice board or similar”, but the whole paragraph is extremely poorly written and makes little sense, and the sentence you highlight is completely ungrammatical to me. “In such case” is also ungrammatical (it should be “in such cases” or “in such a case” or “in that case”). If this was written by a native speaker, it's definitely someone with very poor writing and communication skills.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Do you have a link to the speech? You may be mishearing something, or pauses and repeats may be tricking you.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Sorry, no, I don't have. But it is clearly says what is transcribed. I assume that this is simply just a spoken way of speaking, not fully thought through (not done from a prewritten speech).
– ib11
2 hours ago
add a comment |
It’s impossible to tell from only a fragment of a sentence. Please edit the question to include more context – at least the whole sentence, and preferably the whole paragraph. It announce is not an impersonal verb, so the meaning you cite here does not apply; the most obvious interpretation would be that ‘it’ refers to something like a computer system (if the notice board is electronic) – but more context is necessary to say for sure.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
3 hours ago
Was that written by a native speaker? It does seem that the meaning is intended to be “which date may be announced on the notice board or similar”, but the whole paragraph is extremely poorly written and makes little sense, and the sentence you highlight is completely ungrammatical to me. “In such case” is also ungrammatical (it should be “in such cases” or “in such a case” or “in that case”). If this was written by a native speaker, it's definitely someone with very poor writing and communication skills.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Do you have a link to the speech? You may be mishearing something, or pauses and repeats may be tricking you.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Sorry, no, I don't have. But it is clearly says what is transcribed. I assume that this is simply just a spoken way of speaking, not fully thought through (not done from a prewritten speech).
– ib11
2 hours ago
It’s impossible to tell from only a fragment of a sentence. Please edit the question to include more context – at least the whole sentence, and preferably the whole paragraph. It announce is not an impersonal verb, so the meaning you cite here does not apply; the most obvious interpretation would be that ‘it’ refers to something like a computer system (if the notice board is electronic) – but more context is necessary to say for sure.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
3 hours ago
It’s impossible to tell from only a fragment of a sentence. Please edit the question to include more context – at least the whole sentence, and preferably the whole paragraph. It announce is not an impersonal verb, so the meaning you cite here does not apply; the most obvious interpretation would be that ‘it’ refers to something like a computer system (if the notice board is electronic) – but more context is necessary to say for sure.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
3 hours ago
Was that written by a native speaker? It does seem that the meaning is intended to be “which date may be announced on the notice board or similar”, but the whole paragraph is extremely poorly written and makes little sense, and the sentence you highlight is completely ungrammatical to me. “In such case” is also ungrammatical (it should be “in such cases” or “in such a case” or “in that case”). If this was written by a native speaker, it's definitely someone with very poor writing and communication skills.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Was that written by a native speaker? It does seem that the meaning is intended to be “which date may be announced on the notice board or similar”, but the whole paragraph is extremely poorly written and makes little sense, and the sentence you highlight is completely ungrammatical to me. “In such case” is also ungrammatical (it should be “in such cases” or “in such a case” or “in that case”). If this was written by a native speaker, it's definitely someone with very poor writing and communication skills.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Do you have a link to the speech? You may be mishearing something, or pauses and repeats may be tricking you.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Do you have a link to the speech? You may be mishearing something, or pauses and repeats may be tricking you.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Sorry, no, I don't have. But it is clearly says what is transcribed. I assume that this is simply just a spoken way of speaking, not fully thought through (not done from a prewritten speech).
– ib11
2 hours ago
Sorry, no, I don't have. But it is clearly says what is transcribed. I assume that this is simply just a spoken way of speaking, not fully thought through (not done from a prewritten speech).
– ib11
2 hours ago
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"datum" is the singular form of the word "data"
You are correct in that it is rarely used in everyday speech. We tend to use "data" for both.
Apparently it is also an engineering term to represent a starting point (or point of reference...i think?) on an axis...? (don't quote me on that last piece of information please- no time to check myself and language is my forte, not mathematics I'm afraid!
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"datum" is the singular form of the word "data"
You are correct in that it is rarely used in everyday speech. We tend to use "data" for both.
Apparently it is also an engineering term to represent a starting point (or point of reference...i think?) on an axis...? (don't quote me on that last piece of information please- no time to check myself and language is my forte, not mathematics I'm afraid!
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"datum" is the singular form of the word "data"
You are correct in that it is rarely used in everyday speech. We tend to use "data" for both.
Apparently it is also an engineering term to represent a starting point (or point of reference...i think?) on an axis...? (don't quote me on that last piece of information please- no time to check myself and language is my forte, not mathematics I'm afraid!
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...and I agree that this is a really REALLY poorly-written piece!! ^
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"datum" is the singular form of the word "data"
You are correct in that it is rarely used in everyday speech. We tend to use "data" for both.
Apparently it is also an engineering term to represent a starting point (or point of reference...i think?) on an axis...? (don't quote me on that last piece of information please- no time to check myself and language is my forte, not mathematics I'm afraid!
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"datum" is the singular form of the word "data"
You are correct in that it is rarely used in everyday speech. We tend to use "data" for both.
Apparently it is also an engineering term to represent a starting point (or point of reference...i think?) on an axis...? (don't quote me on that last piece of information please- no time to check myself and language is my forte, not mathematics I'm afraid!
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It’s impossible to tell from only a fragment of a sentence. Please edit the question to include more context – at least the whole sentence, and preferably the whole paragraph. It announce is not an impersonal verb, so the meaning you cite here does not apply; the most obvious interpretation would be that ‘it’ refers to something like a computer system (if the notice board is electronic) – but more context is necessary to say for sure.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
3 hours ago
Was that written by a native speaker? It does seem that the meaning is intended to be “which date may be announced on the notice board or similar”, but the whole paragraph is extremely poorly written and makes little sense, and the sentence you highlight is completely ungrammatical to me. “In such case” is also ungrammatical (it should be “in such cases” or “in such a case” or “in that case”). If this was written by a native speaker, it's definitely someone with very poor writing and communication skills.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Do you have a link to the speech? You may be mishearing something, or pauses and repeats may be tricking you.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago
Sorry, no, I don't have. But it is clearly says what is transcribed. I assume that this is simply just a spoken way of speaking, not fully thought through (not done from a prewritten speech).
– ib11
2 hours ago