Timeline for What does "on a twist on" mean in the following context?
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| Apr 4, 2015 at 4:05 | vote | accept | Michael Rybkin | ||
| Apr 1, 2015 at 15:44 | comment | added | DJMcMayhem | I didn't say soccer is a twist on gobbledygook. | |
| Apr 1, 2015 at 8:49 | comment | added | Damkerng T. | Though I agree with it meaning "variation", I think it might be easier to understand this "twist" as "a new treatment" or "a new outlook" (or even "a new variation"). For example, according to your example, Gobbledygook and Soccer are variations of similar games, but I find myself feel more comfortable to say "Gobbledygook is a twist on Soccer" than "Soccer is a twist on Gobbledygook". | |
| Apr 1, 2015 at 6:33 | comment | added | user3169 | Or "As a twist on ..." | |
| Apr 1, 2015 at 5:33 | history | answered | DJMcMayhem | CC BY-SA 3.0 |