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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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and many more people were injured/wounded.

The earthquake caused several fatalities, and many more people were injured/wounded/harmed/damaged.

I doubt that all of the bolded words fit in the above and mean pretty much the same. Your advice? Thanks.
  

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Wounded is used of weapons, not acts of ***. Harmed is too vague. Damaged is used of inanimate objects, not people.

— Mister Micawber

  • Wounded is used of weapons, not acts of ***.
  • Harmed is too vague.
  • Damaged is used of inanimate objects, not people.
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Wounded is used of weapons, not acts of ***.
Harmed is too vague.
Damaged is used of inanimate objects, not people.
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Mister MicawberWounded is used of weapons, not acts of ***.
Harmed is too vague.
Damaged is used of inanimate objects, not people.

Thanks, Mister.

Got it except the bolded part. Why is "harmed" too vague? What do you mean by that?
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Harmed is too general and admits of too wide a range of discomforts . One's reputation may be harmed, or one's ego. Your context suggests major physical injury.
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Thanks, Mister.

Got it.
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