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'Averted'

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  • 26-03-2014 1:46pm
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    Evan DietrichSmith
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    Hearing this used quite often, only this morning by Willie O'Dea and others.

    He used a sentence in which he said,and this is not exact ,only to give the example .

    "The AG also averted to that statement"

    I always thought it should be 'averred'?

    No doubt someone will put me right.:P


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    tac foley
    Registered Users Posts: 5,500 ✭✭✭tac foley


    Evan DietrichSmith wrote: »
    Hearing this used quite often, only this morning by Willie O'Dea and others.

    He used a sentence in which he said,and this is not exact ,only to give the example .

    "The AG also averted to that statement"

    I always thought it should be 'averred'?

    No doubt someone will put me right.:P

    You are 100% correct.

    'Averted' means 'avoided' by means of some kind of action, as in 'because of his bravery a disaster was averted'.

    'Averred' means to declare or assert, as in 'Many scientists aver to the contrary but science is not decided by consensus'.

    tac


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    Evan DietrichSmith
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    Not often I am 100% correct.

    Now to start a campaign to make the great unwashed aware:D


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    Red Nissan
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    Evan DietrichSmith wrote: »
    Not often I am 100% correct.

    Now to start a campaign to make the great unwashed aware:D

    My new word and meaning for the day.

    I aver though, that I shall probably have forgotten it my morning time, to avert that, I shall bookmark this page.


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    Evan DietrichSmith
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    Red Nissan wrote: »
    My new word and meaning for the day.

    I aver though, that I shall probably have forgotten it my morning time, to avert that, I shall bookmark this page.

    Good man now maybe you might tell your mates to stop saying 'left' when it should be 'let'.

    You would be doing me a big favour there.:D


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    P. Breathnach
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    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/adverted


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    Evan DietrichSmith
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    P. Breathnach wrote: »
    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/adverted

    Thanks P, maybe you will explain what 'adverted' has to do with the topic under discussion

    Editing now, P I see now what the connection is ,well spotted,maybe averted is a colloquial derivation of what we speak of

    I am not happy with 'averted' though.


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    P. Breathnach
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    I wonder if Willie said "adverted" and you heard "averted". His diction is not the best, and I infer that "advert" is a verb that you do not use a lot.


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    Evan DietrichSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭Evan DietrichSmith


    P. Breathnach wrote: »
    I wonder if Willie said "adverted" and you heard "averted". His diction is not the best, and I infer that "advert" is a verb that you do not use a lot.

    I won't say it's not possible but I don't think so,almost sure he said 'averted'
    However now I can see where this might come from.

    I'll keep a watching brief!!


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    P. Breathnach
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    Evan DietrichSmith wrote: »
    ...
    I'll keep a watching brief!!
    A listening brief might be more efficacious.


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    Evan DietrichSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭Evan DietrichSmith


    P. Breathnach wrote: »
    A listening brief might be more efficacious.

    2-0


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