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issue: why can it mean release, edition, and problem?

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issue: why can it mean release, edition, and problem?

Q. Why can issue mean publish something, one magazine issue, and also a problem?

Many English words have several meanings. If you look closely, those meanings often connect through one image. issue gets easier when you think of something coming out into the open.

  • issue = release
  • issue = edition
  • issue = problem

Shared feeling: something comes out and becomes visible.

2) Step 1: Origin / Form

issue = ex + ire

ex = out

ire = go

→ go out

That image helps with documents being issued, magazine issues coming out, and problems that come out into view.

3) Step 2: Key Meanings

① release

  • Banks, governments, and companies can issue cards, passports, and statements.
  • The link is sending something out.
  • English: The bank issued a new card.
  • Meaning: The bank released a new card.

② edition

  • One published number of a magazine is an issue.
  • The link is one thing that has come out.
  • English: I bought the latest issue of the magazine.
  • Meaning: I bought the newest published edition.

③ problem

  • An issue can also be a matter that has come out and now needs attention.
  • The link is something becoming visible in front of us.
  • English: Cost is still the biggest issue.
  • Meaning: Cost is still the biggest problem.

4) Step 3: Related Words / Patterns

  • issued / [ˈɪʃuːd] Meaning: released, officially given Pattern: already sent out Example: The issued ticket was valid.

  • reissue / [ˌriːˈɪʃuː] Meaning: issue again Pattern: send out again Example: They reissued the book last year.

  • issuer / [ˈɪʃuːər] Meaning: the person or institution that issues Pattern: the source sending something out Example: Check the card issuer first.

  • issuance / [ˈɪʃuːəns] Meaning: the act of issuing Pattern: the process of sending out Example: Passport issuance takes time.

  • exit / [ˈeksɪt] Meaning: way out, leave Pattern: shares the ex image of going out Example: The exit is on your left.

5) Wrap-up

The easiest image for issue is come out. If a document comes out officially, it is issued. If a magazine comes out, that is an issue. If a hidden matter comes out into view, it becomes an issue.

6) Quiz

Quiz. What are three key meanings of issue?

Answer

  1. release
  2. edition
  3. problem

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