Ckok Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Linear print
"Whether in science or fiction, out thought patterns, at least in the West, came to mimic linear print: We thought in straight lines. "The line, the continuum...became the organizing principle of life" McLuhan writes (Jeff Jarvis, from Public Parts)
Can you explain what linera print is? Secondly, what does "we came to + verb " mean? Thanks in advance
Can you explain what linera print is? Secondly, what does "we came to + verb " mean? Thanks in advance
Top answer
You are reading linear print right now. Notice how print goes in a line across the page? That means it's linear.
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You are reading linear print right now. Notice how print goes in a line across the page? That means it's linear.
we came to mimic ~ we changed so that we began to mimic ~ we eventually started to mimic
Examples:
Later they came to be called "Freedom Riders".
Karen came to know Jack when he worked at the local grocery store.
After finding
we came to mimic ~ we changed so that we began to mimic ~ we eventually started to mimic
Examples:
Later they came to be called "Freedom Riders".
Karen came to know Jack when he worked at the local grocery store.
After finding
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