2007-01-11 03:42:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The same as musicians say "Near enough for jazz!". It means although not entirely correct, "it will do for now".
2007-01-11 03:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets say that you wanted to describe a marathon race. You talk about the distance, the starting time, the runners, the weather, the timers along the way, and you also say that Bob Smith is one of the runners. Now suppose that Bob Smith decided not to run and the question is, were you correct in your description or not. Instead of trying to affirm all of the correct and point out the one small issue of Bob Smith, you could say that the report was broadly correct. This is an easy way to affirm the majority of issues on any report without having to get into the details.
It is also a political means of affirming something but not having to put your personal stamp of approval on the entire report. Polititians do this to get something past them but to make sure if there are errors in the document they will not be personally held accountable.
2007-01-11 03:52:39 · answer #2 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More or less what you want it to mean. It's a political fudge term like "broadly comparible" and shouldn't be used.
If something is almost, but not quite, correct try saying "mostly right" or "nearly right".
Let's try to maintain some clarity in our use of English.
2007-01-11 03:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means ~ 'in general terms, your answer is correct, though not exactly right.'
Example: Cabbages and Trees are both plants and thus are vegetable (as opposed to mineral and animal). 'So you'd be broadly correct in stating that a tree is vegetable, though I don't think that you'd want to try eating one
I hope that works for you!.
Sash.
2007-01-11 06:22:01 · answer #4 · answered by sashtou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means correct in all major aspects, but not necessarily correct in every detail.
2007-01-11 03:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That it's mostly correct, but open to further input or it may have some error.
2007-01-11 03:51:54 · answer #6 · answered by bolton dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means incorrect, but veering in the right direction.
Right is right and wrong is wrong. Correctness therefore cannot be qualified.
2007-01-11 04:09:21 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are correct in a broad way. there could be a better answer that pinpoints the subject.
2007-01-11 05:12:31 · answer #8 · answered by Hotcakes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means what you've said is mostly right but with some small errors or omissions
2007-01-11 03:46:42 · answer #9 · answered by monkeynuts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
65%-ish correct.
2007-01-11 03:51:03 · answer #10 · answered by CT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋