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BAYRAM ERDEM Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Alas!

Hello!

Could you please check the following sentence?

''I was talking such a great excitement (or enthusiasm?) that, alas, my top front teeth struck (or hit?) the bottom front teeth. What a titillating experience! ''
  

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I was talking with such great e xcitement/enthusiasm that my upper front teeth struck the lower ones . What a painful experience! We no longer use 'alas' in everyday language.

— Mister Micawber

  • I was talking with such great e xcitement/enthusiasm that my upper front teeth struck the lower ones .
  • What a painful experience!
  • We no longer use 'alas' in everyday language.
  • 'Titillation' is sexually stimulating; is that what you mean?
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I was talking with such great excitement/enthusiasm that my upper front teeth struck the lower ones. What a painful experience!

We no longer use 'alas' in everyday language. 'Titillation' is sexually stimulating; is that what you mean?
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Mister MicawberI was talking with such great excitement/enthusiasm that my upper front teeth struck the lower ones. What a painful experience!
Dear Mister Micawber,

I really appreciate all the help you have given me so far.
Mister MicawberWe no longer use 'alas' in everyday language. 'Titillation' is sexually stimulating; is th
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BAYRAM ERDEM'' *titillating '' also means interesting and shocking along with what you have referred to.
But with a sexual reference. You might want to try jarring or jolting.
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