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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Adjective for Deceive
What's the adjective for deceive?
1 She's a deceiving person.
2 She's very deceiving.
Could you tell me how to say this sentence too please? if its OK?
1 I didn't remember the movie, but as I watched each scene and the scenes progressed, it slowly came back to me.
Thank you
1 She's a deceiving person.
2 She's very deceiving.
Could you tell me how to say this sentence too please? if its OK?
1 I didn't remember the movie, but as I watched each scene and the scenes progressed, it slowly came back to me.
Thank you
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Hi alc, You could use 'deceiving' as an adjective, but I think it is more common to say: She's a deceptive person. She's very deceptive. A nice concise way to say this is: She's a deceiver.
- Hi alc, You could use 'deceiving' as an adjective, but I think it is more common to say: She's a deceptive person.
- She's very deceptive.
- A nice concise way to say this is: She's a deceiver.
- Another word that means given to deceiving is 'deceitful'.
- She's a deceitful person.
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Hi alc,
You could use 'deceiving' as an adjective, but I think it is more common to say: She's a deceptive person. She's very deceptive.
A nice concise way to say this is: She's a deceiver.
Another word that means given to deceiving is 'deceitful'. She's a deceitful person. She's very deceitful.
Your sentence is fine as is. As an editor
You could use 'deceiving' as an adjective, but I think it is more common to say: She's a deceptive person. She's very deceptive.
A nice concise way to say this is: She's a deceiver.
Another word that means given to deceiving is 'deceitful'. She's a deceitful person. She's very deceitful.
Your sentence is fine as is. As an editor
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thank you very much,
question what about:
1 He keeps getting/being deceived. (which would you say?)
2 She's deceptive as/like always.
Whats the difference between BE and GET in :
I didn't come hear to be/get criticized.
Thank you
question what about:
1 He keeps getting/being deceived. (which would you say?)
2 She's deceptive as/like always.
Whats the difference between BE and GET in :
I didn't come hear to be/get criticized.
Thank you
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1. He keeps getting deceived. To me 'getting' implies that he is somehow allowing himself to be deceived, maybe for psychological reasons. 'Being' is more passive, and I would not use it in that sentence.
2. She's deceptive as always. Use 'like' only for comparisons.
3. I didn't come here to be criticized. I think this would be the more common usage, but I'm not sure why. To me
2. She's deceptive as always. Use 'like' only for comparisons.
3. I didn't come here to be criticized. I think this would be the more common usage, but I'm not sure why. To me
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