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Youngbuts Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
about escape from the country vs flee the country
I have a question I cannot resolve no matter how much time I have been thinking of it. I have looked up several dictionaries with a hope, but I couldn't.
When it comes to the verb escape, the situation could be understandable to me. Dictionaries say I can say I escape "from" him or some place, and I escaped the puninshment or injury (bothe without "from). Although I'm not sure of my theory, from the books I could convince myself the use of "escap" as if I need "from" when I run away from place or human like a more concrete thing, while I don't need "from" when I run away from more abstract thing such as disaster, injury.
However, the dictionary said I have to say I flee the country. Fortunately, I can say I flee "from" him and I escape "from" him, but I guess I have to say I escape "from" the country and I flee the country(without "from"). In result I am confused, because to me the two verbs seem to be the same.
Is there a magic wand to show me a light? If I memorise them, I'm sure I would forget everything in a week.
When it comes to the verb escape, the situation could be understandable to me. Dictionaries say I can say I escape "from" him or some place, and I escaped the puninshment or injury (bothe without "from). Although I'm not sure of my theory, from the books I could convince myself the use of "escap" as if I need "from" when I run away from place or human like a more concrete thing, while I don't need "from" when I run away from more abstract thing such as disaster, injury.
However, the dictionary said I have to say I flee the country. Fortunately, I can say I flee "from" him and I escape "from" him, but I guess I have to say I escape "from" the country and I flee the country(without "from"). In result I am confused, because to me the two verbs seem to be the same.
Is there a magic wand to show me a light? If I memorise them, I'm sure I would forget everything in a week.
Top answer
Hi, I fled country X. a panic even, a lack of careful preparation. I escaped from country X.
- Hi, I fled country X.
- a panic even, a lack of careful preparation.
- I escaped from country X.
- Does not always suggest the above.
- I wouldn't interchange the words here.
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Hi,
I fled country X. 'Flee' suggests spontaneity, a rush.a panic even, a lack of careful preparation.
I escaped from country X. Does not always suggest the above.
I wouldn't interchange the words here.
I fled country X. 'Flee' suggests spontaneity, a rush.a panic even, a lack of careful preparation.
I escaped from country X. Does not always suggest the above.
I wouldn't interchange the words here.
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Thank for your comment.
Thanks to your advice and exapmples, now I can understand the difference between "flee" and "escape". I have one more question. I'm sorry to bother you too much....
Can I think I could say "I flee from the country." withoutht the above implied meaning of spontaneity, rush and a lack of careful preparation, comparing with "l fled the the country." with tho
Thanks to your advice and exapmples, now I can understand the difference between "flee" and "escape". I have one more question. I'm sorry to bother you too much....
Can I think I could say "I flee from the country." withoutht the above implied meaning of spontaneity, rush and a lack of careful preparation, comparing with "l fled the the country." with tho
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Hi,
All these different expressions can overlap quite a lot. Use extra words to make your meaning clear.
eg I fled from the country that I had lived in all my life / for the last six months.
Clive
All these different expressions can overlap quite a lot. Use extra words to make your meaning clear.
eg I fled from the country that I had lived in all my life / for the last six months.
Clive
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