The phrase "addresses as something" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey how someone refers to or identifies something, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "He addresses her as a leader in the community."
Alternatives: "refers to as" or "calls as".
Of course consumers need protection from predatory corporations, but we also need a politics that addresses us as something other than consumers.
But for those wondering about Mr. Ryan's next act, the answer came into relief Thursday, when he addressed journalists as something of the official spokesman for his conference.
One of the most welcome things about The Beaver is how it addresses mental illness as something that often runs in families, a prospect that weighs heavily on Porter, who is so scared of turning out like his dad that he keeps a list of their similarities stuck on his wall.
Just before the interview ended, she said to me: "I have to say I have some sympathy for governments trying to address something as hard as terrorism, having attempted to address something as hard as violence against women for a long time".
But he did introduce new language, and aides said the speech, like other Gore addresses this week, was designed as something of a test drive for Mr. Gore's first debate with Mr. Bush, which is set for Tuesday night in Boston.
Provide an email address as well.
Less cosmically, we've been made to address something as simple as talking to strangers.
If the NFL is putting money toward an effort to address something as uncomfortable as sexual assault, then hopefully other major corporations will donate too, said Delilah Rumburg, CEO of the NSVRC.
Contemporary medicine has failed to address the obesity epidemic as something more than as simple matter of will power and calorie consumption.
A Pharmacia spokeswoman, Debra Charlesworth, said: "We see this as something to address a disease prevalent in the developing world.
