As a noun, an angle is the space between two lines or surfaces that meet. As a verb, it can mean to move or position something at a slant, or to try to get something in an indirect or clever way.
From Latin 'angulus' meaning 'corner' or 'bend'. The idea of a 'cornered view' later gave rise to the figurative sense of having a particular 'angle' or approach to an issue.
When journalists ask, 'What’s the angle?', they’re literally asking, 'From which corner are we looking at this?'. Seeing that physical metaphor helps you notice how often we treat ideas like objects in space.
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