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Felixxx Posted 13 years ago
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Such a situation makes them fall into endless desperation.
My classmate said it is not quite proper to use and hard to understand.
Should it be encouraged to use a sentence like this in writing?
My classmate said it is not quite proper to use and hard to understand.
Should it be encouraged to use a sentence like this in writing?
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Felixxx Such a situation makes them fall into endless desperation. What does it mean ? What situation, there is no context, and how do you define endless desperation
- Felixxx Such a situation makes them fall into endless desperation.
- What does it mean ?
- What situation, there is no context, and how do you define endless desperation
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FelixxxSuch a situation makes them fall into endless desperation.What does it mean ? What situation, there is no context, and how do you define endless desperation
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It's possible that it could be improved a little. 
What is the context?
What is the context?00
They lost an important game then they fell into endless desperation.
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I don't know.
I just want to stress their feeling after losing the game.
so endless desperation is not ok?
The full content:
Even through they tried their best, they lost the game after all. They fell into endless desperation after losing the game.
I just want to stress their feeling after losing the game.
so endless desperation is not ok?
The full content:
Even through they tried their best, they lost the game after all. They fell into endless desperation after losing the game.
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They were greatly disappointed and feeling depressed after losing the game. No endless desperation is not a proper phrase used in this sentence.
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Felixxx... their feeling after losing the game. So endless desperation is not ok?No. It's far too melodramatic for the situation of a lost game. One begins to think of the "weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth" sometimes used to describe the torments of ****.
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Probably they would get over their disappointment eventually, right? So it wouldn't beendless.
So it wouldn't beendless. 00
Thanks you guys. I guess you are talking about appropriacy?
if It is used to describe a prisoner who missed the last chance to break the prison, then he fell into desperation.(still can't use endless?)
if It is used to describe a prisoner who missed the last chance to break the prison, then he fell into desperation.(still can't use endless?)
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It really depends on whether the desperation ended or not. 
If the person eventually recovered and gained new hope, then it wasn't en
If the person eventually recovered and gained new hope, then it wasn't en00
Felix,
I would advise you not to use this phrase because I can't think of one example where this phrase is deemed appropriate. Semantically, endless desperation seemed overly exaggerated, even for a prisoner.
I would advise you not to use this phrase because I can't think of one example where this phrase is deemed appropriate. Semantically, endless desperation seemed overly exaggerated, even for a prisoner.
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