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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Admission / awknowlegement

Too many speakers use disclaimers or apologies for their comments before they even begin their speeches. Disclaimers are remarks that weaken or diminish the impact of what the speaker is about to say. Like wise, when the speaker apologizes for a speech beforehand, he or she makes an (admission/awknowlegement) that it is less than perfect before the members of the audience have the chance to judge the speech for themselves.

Q) Do you think only one word in brackets is natural or two words are equally natural in context?
  

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Admission seems much better to me. An admission is usually of something bad, an acknowledgement of something good.

  • Admission seems much better to me.
  • An admission is usually of something bad, an acknowledgement of something good.
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Admission seems much better to me. An admission is usually of something bad, an acknowledgement of something good.

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