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Taka Posted 14 years ago
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What is the difference in meaning between the two below?
He is losing his interest in politics.
He is beginning to lose his interest in politics.
He is losing his interest in politics.
He is beginning to lose his interest in politics.
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Hi, In #2, he is more at the start of the process. Clive
- Hi, In #2, he is more at the start of the process.
- Clive
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1. This is the more ominous statement. The implication here is that he was very much involved in politics, but now he is quitting it completely, never to return to it.
2. The implication here is that his interest in politics was never that serious, and now he's losing even the little interest that he had in it.
2. The implication here is that his interest in politics was never that serious, and now he's losing even the little interest that he had in it.
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