How to use "refer to"?
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When people think of "culture and values," they are unconsciously referring to a set of principles, a world view, and a lifestyle.
What is the meaning of "they"? "people" or "culture and values"?
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'They' ,the people.
'refer to'
Someone refers to something or someone
(someone mentions something )
Here"People refer to world view, life style ....
'refer to 'has another idiomatic usage:
to refer someone to someone or something
meaning to send someone or direct someone to someone or something
"The front office referred me to you."
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Restructure the sentence this way in your head: When anyone thinks of "culture and values", they think of a world view, and a lifestyle.
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they = the people
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"Refer to" means 'to be talking about'.
'They' refers to 'people'.
Notice how I used 'refering to'. It's difficult to put 'talking about' in place of 'refering to', but the meanings are close to the same.
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