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07:58 Oct 26, 2014

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English term or phrase: anchor

Hi all,

Am i using the word "anchor" correctly in the following sentence:

"When I was a kid, I met my best friend through our common admiration to our favorite band, and ever since, music has continued to be a strong anchor for me in creating friendships."

Thanks in advance

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Local time: 08:14

Selected answer:basis

Explanation:
I think this will work for you, then. You also can use "foundation"; the meaning is the same.

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Let's try, "ever since, I have found music to be a strong basis for the creation of new friendships."

Selected response from:

David Greenberg
Israel
Local time: 08:14

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +7

basis

David Greenberg

5 +2

admiration for

Arthur Livingstone

anchor

Atar Hadari

attractor

Václav Pinkava

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

admiration for

Explanation:
Apart from that, looks ok to me.

Arthur Livingstone
Israel
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of:

English

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

basis

David Greenberg
Israel
Local time: 08:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Notes to answerer

Asker: ever since, music has continued to be a strong fonudation for me in . creating friendships is that ok?

1 hr confidence:

anchor

Explanation:
I've never seen anchor used for that context. For an American reader an anchor is either a TV host or a sailing accessory!

Example sentence(s):

ever since music has been a fertile ground for forming new friendships

Atar Hadari
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:14
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Hebrew,

English

1 day 22 hrs confidence:

attractor

Explanation:
... is the near synonym of anchor you seem to have in mind, describing the concept of the 'captivating' power of music, as something you cannot get away from.

Otherwise
'tether', 'bond', 'link' or even 'draw' or 'pull' (as in magnet) come to mind

Václav Pinkava
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:14
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Czech,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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