Sep 5, 2012 04:32
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it bears recalling
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Hello everyone,
While the amount of the registration fee is left unspecified, it bears recalling that international standards recommend such fees to be “reasonable”, “applied objectively to all parties”, and never “of such amount as to prevent the registration of legitimate parties.
Does "it bears recalling" mean "it should be recalled"?
Thank you
While the amount of the registration fee is left unspecified, it bears recalling that international standards recommend such fees to be “reasonable”, “applied objectively to all parties”, and never “of such amount as to prevent the registration of legitimate parties.
Does "it bears recalling" mean "it should be recalled"?
Thank you
Responses
| 5 +7 | it is worth recalling |
Mark Robertson
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| 5 | it shouldn't be forgotten |
David Hollywood
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+7
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Mark Robertson
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Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
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it is worth recalling
it is noteworthy
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Comment: "Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, MARK."
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David Hollywood
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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it shouldn't be forgotten
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i.e. it's a fact that
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sort of manipulative way of telling you that that's what you should do
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in other words:pay what we tell you (or more)
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as the Germans used to say: how can I get your Mark into my pocket
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wie kommt deine Mark in meine Tasche
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just kidding but thst's the idea :)
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that's
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-09-05 04:38:18 GMT)
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i.e. it's a fact that
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Note added at 11 mins (2012-09-05 04:43:47 GMT)
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sort of manipulative way of telling you that that's what you should do
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Note added at 14 mins (2012-09-05 04:46:44 GMT)
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in other words:pay what we tell you (or more)
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-09-05 04:47:48 GMT)
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as the Germans used to say: how can I get your Mark into my pocket
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-09-05 04:48:36 GMT)
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wie kommt deine Mark in meine Tasche
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just kidding but thst's the idea :)
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that's
Discussion
I think "bears recalling" is being used in more or less the sense Mark suggests. Strictly speaking, however, the meaning of "bear" in such expressions is "admit of", "be able to accept or stand up to", the same sense one can see, for example, in "bear scrutiny". So "bear recalling" means that it is important enough to be recalled. Normally, recalling something that doesn't need to be recalled is regarded as tiresome, but if something "bears recalling", it can be recalled without being redundant. In practice, this means that it is worth recalling.
One can see the distinction, I think, if one considers the negative form. If something doesn't bear recalling, it means that recalling it is a bad idea, that it is best forgotten. It suggests that recalling it is unpleasant. To say that it is not worth recalling is not exactly the same thing.