Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"How do you Figure?"
English answer:
How do you come to that conclusion?
English term
"How do you Figure?"
(Dr. Huang)"It's not just Olivia he's targeting. It's Elliot and Olivia."
(Cap. Cragen)"How do you figure?"
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Stephanie Ezrol
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Jul 31, 2011 08:54: Thayenga changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Aug 12, 2011 11:35: Stephanie Ezrol Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): Tony M, Jim Tucker (X), Thayenga
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How do you come to that conclusion?
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Note added at 19 mins (2011-07-31 03:43:57 GMT)
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The following is from a blog, but the context is useful in terms of the expression:
Sage is a classic example of what I’ve been railing against. He’s spouting off his conclusions without any evidentiary support. He’s repeating talking points torn right out of the Discovery Institute script.
“it seems like a lot of scientists might be inclined to investigate ID (in it’s purely intellectual form) seriously if it wasn’t so much a weapon of culture war.”
Really? How do you figure, Sage? Upon what FACTS do you base your conclusion?
As a scientist, I can tell you that your impressions do not reflect reality. So my question is: how did it come to pass that you are confused?
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Tony M
: Although 'figure' has a ring of AE about it, the expreession is also used in BE, albeit usually as "How do you figure that (out)?" Cf. also "Go figure!" 'Figure' is so common, this can't really be classed as an expression in its own right.
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Jim Tucker (X)
: also note: "You figure?" = "Do you think so?"
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British Diana
: Yes, I would use "you figure" (In Germany I don't use this word at all as the Germans always start to snigger)
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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Stefanie Rasmussen
: The combination "Really? How do you figure?" is quite common.
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: Congratulation! eski :))
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