Ahmet Faruk Cecen Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
How is the "away from" used in this sentence?
Hi everyone
It is not just "away from" usage that makes me puzlled but also I seek to know what the author tried to mean by ‘high holidays’
This idea is also found in Dayan and Katz’s analysis of media events
as ‘high holidays’ away from the routine of programming.
Source: Communication Theory; Media, Technology and Society belonging to David Holmes
It is not just "away from" usage that makes me puzlled but also I seek to know what the author tried to mean by ‘high holidays’
This idea is also found in Dayan and Katz’s analysis of media events
as ‘high holidays’ away from the routine of programming.
Source: Communication Theory; Media, Technology and Society belonging to David Holmes
Top answer
As far as I can tell from the full context, "programming" refers to the usual regular schedules of TV broadcasters, and "media events ... away from the routine of programming" refers to special broadcasts that happen outside this schedule. com/dictionary/high+holiday ).
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As far as I can tell from the full context, "programming" refers to the usual regular schedules of TV broadcasters, and "media events ... away from the routine of programming" refers to special broadcasts that happen outside this schedule.
I would normally understand "high holidays" to mean special holidays that everyone celebrates, but the term also has a specific meaning in Jewish cultu
I would normally understand "high holidays" to mean special holidays that everyone celebrates, but the term also has a specific meaning in Jewish cultu
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