"walked back the declaration"

[Madhu]

news copy from today:

"The apology came shortly after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Information Technology’s chairman Nishikant Dubey said that Meta would
be summoned to explain Mr. Zuckerberg’s remarks. Mr. Dubey walked back
the declaration after Mr. Thukral’s apology."

is the walked back here merely awkward or right out wrong?

I looked it up with some difficulty on the free portion of the website.
the headline is different from print and corrects it

https://
www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliamentary-panel-should-question-meta-on-fact-check-guidelines-on-hate-speech-tmc-mp/article69100044.ece


"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm’s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

[Hibou]

Post by Madhu
"The apology came shortly after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Information Technology’s chairman Nishikant Dubey said that Meta would
be summoned to explain Mr. Zuckerberg’s remarks. Mr. Dubey walked back
the declaration after Mr. Thukral’s apology."
is the walked back here merely awkward or right out wrong?
I looked it up with some difficulty on the free portion of the website.
the headline is different from print and corrects it
https://
www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliamentary-panel-should-question-meta-on-fact-check-guidelines-on-hate-speech-tmc-mp/article69100044.ece
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm’s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

It's new to me, but in the dictionaries, it seems:

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>

<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>

I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

[occam]

<snip>

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm’s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

"To retract" or "to back out" is something you do when you own up to an
error. I wonder if "to walk back" is a variant of this, with the subtle
difference that you explain the reasons why? (Neither of the dictionary
definitions you point to make this distinction, however to 'walk back'
implies to retrace one's steps with the purpose of justifying the reversal.)

[Tony Cooper]

Post by occam
<snip>

Post by Hibou

"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm’s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

"To retract" or "to back out" is something you do when you own up to an
error. I wonder if "to walk back" is a variant of this, with the subtle
difference that you explain the reasons why? (Neither of the dictionary
definitions you point to make this distinction, however to 'walk back'
implies to retrace one's steps with the purpose of justifying the reversal.)

To "walk back" something is to modify an earlier statement. It's not
a retraction as much as it is a "What I meant was...". It does not
necessarily indicate that an error was made.

If a politician says that "Women should not serve in the military",
and later says "Women should not serve in the military in combat, but
are needed in support functions.", the politician has "walked back" on
the position he took earlier.

In this case, the politican will claim that the earlier statement was
"taken out of context" and the context was about combat situations.

[Janet]

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"The apology came shortly after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Information Technology?s chairman Nishikant Dubey said that Meta would
be summoned to explain Mr. Zuckerberg?s remarks. Mr. Dubey walked back
the declaration after Mr. Thukral?s apology."
is the walked back here merely awkward or right out wrong?
I looked it up with some difficulty on the free portion of the website.
the headline is different from print and corrects it
https://
www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliamentary-panel-should-question-meta-on-fact-check-guidelines-on-hate-speech-tmc-mp/article69100044.ece
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm?s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

You might be more familiar with the term "back-
tracking"



Janet

[Hibou]

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"The apology came shortly after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Information Technology?s chairman Nishikant Dubey said that Meta would
be summoned to explain Mr. Zuckerberg?s remarks. Mr. Dubey walked back
the declaration after Mr. Thukral?s apology."
is the walked back here merely awkward or right out wrong?
I looked it up with some difficulty on the free portion of the website.
the headline is different from print and corrects it
https://
www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliamentary-panel-should-question-meta-on-fact-check-guidelines-on-hate-speech-tmc-mp/article69100044.ece
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm?s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

You might be more familiar with the term "back-
tracking"

Yes indeed. I may even have done it myself.

[Bertel Lund Hansen]

Post by Hibou

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm?s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

You might be more familiar with the term "back-
tracking"

Yes indeed. I may even have done it myself.

I do it every day when I try to remember why I entered a room.

[J. J. Lodder]

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"The apology came shortly after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Information Technology?s chairman Nishikant Dubey said that Meta would
be summoned to explain Mr. Zuckerberg?s remarks. Mr. Dubey walked back
the declaration after Mr. Thukral?s apology."
is the walked back here merely awkward or right out wrong?
I looked it up with some difficulty on the free portion of the website.
the headline is different from print and corrects it
https://
www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliamentary-panel-should-question-meta-on

-fact-check-guidelines-on-hate-speech-tmc-mp/article69100044.ece

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm?s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

You might be more familiar with the term "back-
tracking"

Why walk or track when you can also pedal?

Jan

[Kerr-Mudd, John]

On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:56:27 +0100

Post by Madhu

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"The apology came shortly after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Information Technology?s chairman Nishikant Dubey said that Meta would
be summoned to explain Mr. Zuckerberg?s remarks. Mr. Dubey walked back
the declaration after Mr. Thukral?s apology."
is the walked back here merely awkward or right out wrong?
I looked it up with some difficulty on the free portion of the website.
the headline is different from print and corrects it
https://
www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliamentary-panel-should-question-meta-on

-fact-check-guidelines-on-hate-speech-tmc-mp/article69100044.ece

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm?s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

You might be more familiar with the term "back-
tracking"

Why walk or track when you can also pedal?

Only in flat countries does having braking by pedalling backwards make any
sense. (and even then...)

[Janet]

Post by Madhu

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"The apology came shortly after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Information Technology?s chairman Nishikant Dubey said that Meta would
be summoned to explain Mr. Zuckerberg?s remarks. Mr. Dubey walked back
the declaration after Mr. Thukral?s apology."
is the walked back here merely awkward or right out wrong?
I looked it up with some difficulty on the free portion of the website.
the headline is different from print and corrects it
https://
www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliamentary-panel-should-question-meta-on

-fact-check-guidelines-on-hate-speech-tmc-mp/article69100044.ece

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm?s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

You might be more familiar with the term "back-
tracking"

Why walk or track when you can also pedal?

I suppose that depends on how far back you need to
go.... or how fast.

Janet .

[J. J. Lodder]

Post by Janet

Post by Madhu

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"The apology came shortly after the Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Information Technology?s chairman Nishikant Dubey
said that Meta would be summoned to explain Mr. Zuckerberg?s
remarks. Mr. Dubey walked back the declaration after Mr.
Thukral?s apology."
is the walked back here merely awkward or right out wrong?
I looked it up with some difficulty on the free portion of the
website. the headline is different from print and corrects it
https://
www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliamentary-panel-should-question-met

a-on

Post by Janet

Post by Madhu
-fact-check-guidelines-on-hate-speech-tmc-mp/article69100044.ece

Post by Janet

Post by Hibou

Post by Madhu
"Parliamentary panel on IT walks back on Meta summons after the firm?s
Indian policy head apologised for election remark by CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, which had sparked a sharp response from the government"

<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/walk-back>
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk-back>
I can't find any reason for its use. I wondered if it described how
measures were withdrawn in some parliament or other, that sort of thing.
If it doesn't, or where it doesn't, then I don't think it can be
recommended. It looks like the sort of thing people say when they're
struggling to make a banal utterance interesting.

You might be more familiar with the term "back-
tracking"

Why walk or track when you can also pedal?

I suppose that depends on how far back you need to
go.... or how fast.

Now you have me wondering about the origin of 'back pedaling'.
Does it refer to the fixies, on which you can really pedal back?
(and ride back)
Or does it merely refer to putting on the brake?
(on a bicycle with a free wheel mechanism)

Jan

[Rich Ulrich]

Post by J. J. Lodder

Post by Janet

Post by J. J. Lodder

Post by Janet
You might be more familiar with the term "back-
tracking"

Why walk or track when you can also pedal?

I suppose that depends on how far back you need to
go.... or how fast.

Now you have me wondering about the origin of 'back pedaling'.
Does it refer to the fixies, on which you can really pedal back?
(and ride back)
Or does it merely refer to putting on the brake?
(on a bicycle with a free wheel mechanism)

"Back pedaling" is something you can do on an kiddies' tricycle.

I don't know what they call it on a unicycle.

[Hibou]

Post by Rich Ulrich

Post by J. J. Lodder
Now you have me wondering about the origin of 'back pedaling'.
Does it refer to the fixies, on which you can really pedal back?
(and ride back)
Or does it merely refer to putting on the brake?
(on a bicycle with a free wheel mechanism)

"Back pedaling" is something you can do on an kiddies' tricycle.
I don't know what they call it on a unicycle.

I've not heard much about unicycles lately. I think there's been a
falling off in their use.

[Aidan Kehoe]

Post by Rich Ulrich

Post by J. J. Lodder
Now you have me wondering about the origin of 'back pedaling'.
Does it refer to the fixies, on which you can really pedal back?
(and ride back)
Or does it merely refer to putting on the brake?
(on a bicycle with a free wheel mechanism)

"Back pedaling" is something you can do on an kiddies' tricycle.
I don't know what they call it on a unicycle.

I've not heard much about unicycles lately. I think there's been a falling
off in their use.

The balance within the market for human-powered wheeled modes of transport is
not what it should be?

[JNugent]

Post by Aidan Kehoe

Post by Rich Ulrich

Post by J. J. Lodder
Now you have me wondering about the origin of 'back pedaling'.
Does it refer to the fixies, on which you can really pedal back?
(and ride back)
Or does it merely refer to putting on the brake?
(on a bicycle with a free wheel mechanism)

"Back pedaling" is something you can do on an kiddies' tricycle.
I don't know what they call it on a unicycle.

I've not heard much about unicycles lately. I think there's been a falling
off in their use.

The balance within the market for human-powered wheeled modes of transport is
not what it should be?

What "should" it be?

[Hibou]

Post by JNugent

  > >> Now you have me wondering about the origin of 'back pedaling'.
  > >> Does it refer to the fixies, on which you can really pedal back?
  > >> (and ride back)
  > >> Or does it merely refer to putting on the brake?
  > >> (on a bicycle with a free wheel mechanism)
  > > "Back pedaling" is something you can do on an kiddies' tricycle.
  > > I don't know what they call it on a unicycle.
  > I've not heard much about unicycles lately. I think there's been a
falling
  > off in their use.
The balance within the market for human-powered wheeled modes of transport is
not what it should be?

What "should" it be?

I think that's a whoosh.

[JNugent]

Post by Hibou

Post by JNugent

Post by Aidan Kehoe

Post by Hibou

Post by Rich Ulrich

Post by J. J. Lodder
Now you have me wondering about the origin of 'back pedaling'.
Does it refer to the fixies, on which you can really pedal back?
(and ride back)
Or does it merely refer to putting on the brake?
(on a bicycle with a free wheel mechanism)

"Back pedaling" is something you can do on an kiddies' tricycle.
I don't know what they call it on a unicycle.

I've not heard much about unicycles lately. I think there's been
a falling off in their use.

The balance within the market for human-powered wheeled modes of
transport is not what it should be?

What "should" it be?

I think that's a whoosh.

Really?

Oh yes... "falling off"... "balance"...