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icebread | 13:47 Fri 08th May 2009 | Word Origins
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in the paper today a sentance went as follows "My view [is] that the Nepali community in this country ia a direct and beneficial contributor to the social,economic and cultural life of our country,"he said. Please could you tell me wot the [is] in the sentance stands for ? thank you for your time.
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The use of square brackets [ ] is used in newspaper editing to indicate a word that the editor thinks would have been said or makes the meaning more understandable.

See "Eats, hoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
00:43 Mon 23rd May 2011
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Sorry! That should have been "Eats, Shoots and Leaves"
00:45 Mon 23rd May 2011

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