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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. [Vocabulary]"Courtesy of..." What does that mean?

• Thread starter Hugo_Lin
• Start date Oct 8, 2012
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Hugo_Lin

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Joined Aug 16, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Hi, native speaker friends: I keep seeing online photos with a line beneath saying: courtesy of blah blah blah.... I can tell it means the photo is taken by that person, right? But why say "courtesy of.."? What does it have anything to do with courtesy? I don't understand. Thanks in advance. S

SoothingDave

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Staff member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States It doesn't necessarily mean that the photo was taken by the entity named. It means the entity named owns the rights to the photo. It could be the photographer. It could be a news organization. It could be a company that supplies stock images. The point is that the photo is the property of the person named, and is being used with their permission. H

Hugo_Lin

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Thread starter Joined Aug 16, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Thank you, Dave. Is it actually short for "by courtesy of.....", meaning the photo is used for free, so it's actually a favor or generosity offered by the property owner?? S

SoothingDave

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Staff member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Yes, the implication is that the courtesy has been given for free. H

Hugo_Lin

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Thread starter Joined Aug 16, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Thanks, Dave：） Status Not open for further replies.

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