Timeline for "For the best part of a generation" - meaning
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| Jan 9, 2014 at 1:45 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | I noticed the substitution, but even after I read it three or four times, I still found it very hard to follow. My comment wasn't meant as a criticism, but I wanted to assure any others who might be reading this answer that, if they were having trouble making heads or tails of that last part, they weren't alone. I would have liked to offer a different suggestion, but I'm having trouble coming up with anything better, which is why I upvoted the O.P.'s question. I can sense the meaning of the phrase in question, but putting it into words is elusive. This is a tough nut to crack. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 23:20 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | That's because I substituted the definitions of for the most part and the proper choice of meanings for generation. It was meant as an explanation, not a finished piece of writing. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 18:52 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | I like this answer until the paraphrase; that wording seems a bit clunky or confusing to me. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 10:30 | history | answered | anongoodnurse | CC BY-SA 3.0 |