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Ahava_yin Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

alter/shift

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00When I came back to DeeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. O, who was my teacher when I was a student. After several years, I was named department chair, and our relationship____ again.02br
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00I understand the meaning here, their relationship changed again, which one is better, alter or shift?02br
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02br 02br 00Bets wishes, Clive0-

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0Hi,02br
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00Of those two choices, I prefer 'altered', but I think 'change' is a better choice than both of the others.02br
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0Thank you Clive,02br
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00but I'm still a bit confused. the word shift usually contains the meaning of "exchange, or switch", but I found the sentence "Our 01font00relationship00 shifted02font00 a little between the two and three year markers - for the better, but it could have been for the worse"02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00but I'm still a bit confused. the word shift usually contains the meaning of "exchange, or switch",00<<< I don't agree with this comment. I'd say it usually contains the meaning of 'move from one place to another place'.02font02br
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0Now I see. Thank you Clive050010id1
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