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Narrator: Today's word is "Stance" — noun, pronounced /stɑːns/, with the stress on "stance".
Narrator: A stance is a publicly stated opinion or attitude towards something.
Narrator: In plain English, where you stand on an issue.
Narrator: It comes from Italian stanza, a standing place.
Narrator: A common collocation is "take a firm stance", which describes strong opinion.
Narrator: It differs from "view", because stance suggests a public position.
Narrator: In a second sense, stance is how you stand, as in golf or boxing.
Narrator: Politics, sport, business and debate use the word.
Narrator: So remember: a stance is where you stand.
Speaker A: What's the council's view on cycle lanes?
Speaker B: A strong pro STANCE! From Italian stanza.
Speaker A: Public?
Speaker B: Announced yesterday.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "A tough stance on litter", policy. "Widen your stance", golf. "The company changed its stance", business.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Say "take a stance on", not "take a stance about".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Position is its twin, standpoint its cousin, and attitude an alternative — yet stance keeps its firm charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "stance" in AI prompts — useful for news analysis and sports coaching.
Speaker A: How for news?
Speaker B: Compare.
Prompt: Compare each party’s stance on housing in a table.
Speaker A: And sport?
Speaker B: Coaching.
Prompt: Describe a correct batting stance for beginner cricketers.
Speaker A: Could it help brands?
Speaker B: Yes, for policy.
Prompt: Draft a clear company stance on remote working.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Analysis.
Prompt: Detect the stance of each comment as for, against or neutral.
Stance — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary