ENGLISH teacher...HELPPPP?

Question

what that means "or so" in the following article?!!

Modernist architecture was not only used for upscal things like museums and privite homes,it was also the architecture of factories and low income apartment housing. In fact,the architects themselves preferred to design with the working community in mind. To them,their modern design was to be the answer to a social crsis, or so the founders of the International Style believed.

Thanks for help

Answer 1

i'm no english teacher, but that just means that the statement before the "or so" is what the founders of the international style thought, and it is not necissarially factual.

Answer 2

It means that the founders of the International Style believed that.

Whether true or not.

Answer 3

It means "that is what the founders of the International Style believed."

Answer 4

"So" is (among many other things as you probably know) the equivalent of a pronoun, for verbs. It replaces a verb phrase or even a clause. In the paragraph you quote, it replaces "their modern design was to be the answer to a social crsis". In other words, their modern design was to be the answer to a social crsis, or (at least) they believed that it would be the answer.

Answer 5

twin carriageway = highway shade = shade Pavement = sidewalk Plaster = Band-help backyard = backyard Crisps = chips Chips = Fries Centre = middle positioned up Code = Zip code positioned up = Mail Nappy = Diapper garbage = garbage Bin = garbage/ dirt bin Tissues = Kleenex Flat = apartement / apartment Block of residences = Condonium Petrol = gas Council = city carry = Elevator telephone = cellular telephone bathing room = Washroom lavatory = bathroom sweet = sweet holiday = holiday that is all i will imagine of.

Answer 6

it mean ...or as was thought by the founders of ....
it means that even though they believed it to be true it might not be true.