Jul 24, 2023 19:47
11 mos ago
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Dear colleagues, I’m here again with another doubt, maybe easier than the previous ones...
I’m not sure whether “land” in the following sentence refers specifically to Los Angeles or might have a more general meaning, i.e. the United States. By the way, the author currently lives in southern California.
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I am also grateful to the *** land *** upon which I live and work and the Indigenous people who were stewards of this land taken from them without their permission here in Los Angeles: the Chumash and the Tongva of modern day North America.
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I’m asking this question, because if he had referred specifically to Los Angeles, maybe he would have said: I am also grateful to the land upon which I live and work, Los Angeles, ....
Thank you so much for your help!
I’m not sure whether “land” in the following sentence refers specifically to Los Angeles or might have a more general meaning, i.e. the United States. By the way, the author currently lives in southern California.
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I am also grateful to the *** land *** upon which I live and work and the Indigenous people who were stewards of this land taken from them without their permission here in Los Angeles: the Chumash and the Tongva of modern day North America.
****
I’m asking this question, because if he had referred specifically to Los Angeles, maybe he would have said: I am also grateful to the land upon which I live and work, Los Angeles, ....
Thank you so much for your help!
Responses
| 3 +2 | Los Angeles |
Filimoi Worku
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| 5 | los angeles |
IDRIS ABDI GUHAT
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References
| Full context. See 3rd paragraph |
writeaway
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Responses
+2
7 mins
Filimoi Worku
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Native in English
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English
Ethiopia
I have a good command over the word
Native in: Oromo 
, Amharic , Tigrinya , Somali 
, English
Works in: English to Amharic, English to Oromo, English to Tigrinya, and 22 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Los Angeles
There are a few factors that could suggest that the author is referring to Los Angeles specifically. First, the sentence mentions the Chumash and Tongva people, who are Indigenous to the Los Angeles area. Second, the sentence uses the phrase "here in Los Angeles," which suggests that the author is specifically referring to the city.
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much, Filimoi, for your help! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Carina Mariani
20 mins
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| agree |
Helena Chavarria
1 hr
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: I think it could be everything from his backyard to the whole of the United States.
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much, Filimoi, for your help! Many thanks also to all other colleagues for their hints!"
1 day 13 hrs
los angeles
the "land" is basically reffered to los angeles because the persona literally his giving his greatfull to both the land which he lives and the residents as well
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Note added at 1 day 13 hrs (2023-07-26 09:46:17 GMT)
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the fact that the author he referred specifically to Los Angeles because he is passing his gratitude to his land which mention that los Angeles and to the people who live that area
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Note added at 1 day 13 hrs (2023-07-26 09:46:17 GMT)
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the fact that the author he referred specifically to Los Angeles because he is passing his gratitude to his land which mention that los Angeles and to the people who live that area
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Idris, for your contribution! |
Reference comments
3 hrs
Reference:
Full context. See 3rd paragraph
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
philgoddard
: Wow! That must be the longest namecheck in the history of publishing, including 'hundreds of millions of ancestors'.
12 hrs
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Discussion
Since the author has lived also in other parts of the US - for instance in Boston, I thought he might refer to the US in general... but it is also true that it would be strange to mention only the indigenous peoples of Los Angeles...
'...upon which I live and work, Los Angeles,' is text book grammar and not very imaginative.
The way the phrase is structured also places importance on the people, rather than the land.