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"charitable interpretation" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the act of interpreting something in a kind and generous manner, even if the literal meaning may imply something negative. Example: Despite his harsh words, I chose to give him a charitable interpretation and assume that he was just having a bad day.
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62. See Dorr (2005) for an argument that charitable interpretation of ontologists favors interpreting them to be speaking truly when they say 'there are no statues'.
That's the charitable interpretation.
"Could do better" is a charitable interpretation of its conclusions.
That, at any rate, is the charitable interpretation of their conduct.
There is a more charitable interpretation of what has gone wrong.
Ever the optimist, here's my charitable interpretation of Twitter's wall of silence.
(Wonkette's Jack Stuef had a more charitable interpretation of the site as Daoist).
And that's if we take a charitable interpretation of the alleged ban.
That's a fairly charitable interpretation; but to some extent it's worse than that.
A more charitable interpretation is that he has had a genuine change of heart.
The less charitable interpretation is that the gains made by blacks/women/gays (pick one. Or pick all).
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