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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Affable/ amiable
Hi,
1. Do the following collocations sound OK to you?
An affable tone
An amiable tone
An affable smile
An amiable smile
An affable person
An amiable person
An affable talk
An amiable talk
2. Is there any difference in meaning or usage between 'affable' and 'amiable'?
Thank you in advance =)
1. Do the following collocations sound OK to you?
An affable tone
An amiable tone
An affable smile
An amiable smile
An affable person
An amiable person
An affable talk
An amiable talk
2. Is there any difference in meaning or usage between 'affable' and 'amiable'?
Thank you in advance =)
Top answer
1. Assuming "tone" means "tone of voice", they all sound OK to me. 2.
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- Assuming "tone" means "tone of voice", they all sound OK to me.
- 2.
- To me, very little.
- However, "amiable" is a more common word (or so it seems to me).
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1. Assuming "tone" means "tone of voice", they all sound OK to me.
2. To me, very little. However, "amiable" is a more common word (or so it seems to me).
2. To me, very little. However, "amiable" is a more common word (or so it seems to me).
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