Talk:Get a Clue - Revision history

Khajidha at 21:09, 17 January 2018

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	::The key detail is "several sites". Canvass is checking out several points of reference. "Canvassing the area" has always been a way to say "ask around", i.e. getting opinions or statements from people. It's not a substitute for "investigate". [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 16:00, 17 January 2018 (EST)		::The key detail is "several sites". Canvass is checking out several points of reference. "Canvassing the area" has always been a way to say "ask around", i.e. getting opinions or statements from people. It's not a substitute for "investigate". [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 16:00, 17 January 2018 (EST)
	:::One definition is "to carefully examine". That fits here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 16:08, 17 January 2018 (EST)		:::One definition is "to carefully examine". That fits here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 16:08, 17 January 2018 (EST)
			http://www.yourdictionary.com/canvass

Khajidha at 21:08, 17 January 2018

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	:I disagree that the way it's being used in that sample sentence is the same way it's being used in the show, but it's already been removed, so oh well. --[[User:Abates\|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates\|talk]]) 15:48, 17 January 2018 (EST)		:I disagree that the way it's being used in that sample sentence is the same way it's being used in the show, but it's already been removed, so oh well. --[[User:Abates\|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates\|talk]]) 15:48, 17 January 2018 (EST)
	::The key detail is "several sites". Canvass is checking out several points of reference. "Canvassing the area" has always been a way to say "ask around", i.e. getting opinions or statements from people. It's not a substitute for "investigate". [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 16:00, 17 January 2018 (EST)		::The key detail is "several sites". Canvass is checking out several points of reference. "Canvassing the area" has always been a way to say "ask around", i.e. getting opinions or statements from people. It's not a substitute for "investigate". [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 16:00, 17 January 2018 (EST)
			:::One definition is "to carefully examine". That fits here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 16:08, 17 January 2018 (EST)

Saix: /* Canvass */

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Canvass

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	[[User:Steelfire\|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire\|talk]]) 14:18, 17 January 2018 (EST)		[[User:Steelfire\|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire\|talk]]) 14:18, 17 January 2018 (EST)
	:I disagree that the way it's being used in that sample sentence is the same way it's being used in the show, but it's already been removed, so oh well. --[[User:Abates\|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates\|talk]]) 15:48, 17 January 2018 (EST)		:I disagree that the way it's being used in that sample sentence is the same way it's being used in the show, but it's already been removed, so oh well. --[[User:Abates\|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates\|talk]]) 15:48, 17 January 2018 (EST)
			::The key detail is "several sites". Canvass is checking out several points of reference. "Canvassing the area" has always been a way to say "ask around", i.e. getting opinions or statements from people. It's not a substitute for "investigate". [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 16:00, 17 January 2018 (EST)

Abates at 20:48, 17 January 2018

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	Anecdotally, I've heard it used in cop shows before.		Anecdotally, I've heard it used in cop shows before.
	[[User:Steelfire\|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire\|talk]]) 14:18, 17 January 2018 (EST)		[[User:Steelfire\|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire\|talk]]) 14:18, 17 January 2018 (EST)
			:I disagree that the way it's being used in that sample sentence is the same way it's being used in the show, but it's already been removed, so oh well. --[[User:Abates\|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates\|talk]]) 15:48, 17 January 2018 (EST)

Steelfire: Created page with "==Canvass== It's not the most commonly used sense of "canvass"... but it's not an error. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canvass M-W]: In addition to the definiti..."

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Created page with "==Canvass== It's not the most commonly used sense of "canvass"... but it's not an error. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canvass M-W]: In addition to the definiti..."

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==Canvass==
It's not the most commonly used sense of "canvass"... but it's not an error.

[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canvass M-W]: In addition to the definition:
"to examine in detail"
there's also the example sentence:
"The company canvassed several sites for a new factory."

Anecdotally, I've heard it used in cop shows before.
[[User:Steelfire|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire|talk]]) 14:18, 17 January 2018 (EST)

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	:I disagree that the way it's being used in that sample sentence is the same way it's being used in the show, but it's already been removed, so oh well. --[[User:Abates\|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates\|talk]]) 15:48, 17 January 2018 (EST)		:I disagree that the way it's being used in that sample sentence is the same way it's being used in the show, but it's already been removed, so oh well. --[[User:Abates\|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates\|talk]]) 15:48, 17 January 2018 (EST)
	::The key detail is "several sites". Canvass is checking out several points of reference. "Canvassing the area" has always been a way to say "ask around", i.e. getting opinions or statements from people. It's not a substitute for "investigate". [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 16:00, 17 January 2018 (EST)		::The key detail is "several sites". Canvass is checking out several points of reference. "Canvassing the area" has always been a way to say "ask around", i.e. getting opinions or statements from people. It's not a substitute for "investigate". [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 16:00, 17 January 2018 (EST)
			:::One definition is "to carefully examine". That fits here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 16:08, 17 January 2018 (EST)