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This sentence: I get the appeal of the new theory

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oristarA
 
Reply Mon 14 Nov, 2016 07:56 pm

Does it mean "I understand the attractiveness of the new theory"?

Thanks in anticipation.
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Reply Mon 14 Nov, 2016 10:26 pm
@oristarA,
More like "request."
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roger
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Reply Mon 14 Nov, 2016 10:46 pm
I'm going to say that 'get' is about like 'understand'. I hate seeing the word used that way, but it is becoming more common all the time.
oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 15 Nov, 2016 01:00 am
@roger,
roger wrote:

I'm going to say that 'get' is about like 'understand'. I hate seeing the word used that way, but it is becoming more common all the time.


Did I also get the meaning of "appeal" there?
roger
 
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Reply Tue 15 Nov, 2016 01:01 am
@oristarA,
Yes
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