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ShatteredEquilibrium Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
beseech vs entreat vs implore vs supplicate
Would anyone be kind enough to explain the difference between the four? Which is the strongest one? In what situations would you use them? Are there any collocation related to these words?
(I am posting this one again as, alas, it hasn't been answered)
(I am posting this one again as, alas, it hasn't been answered)
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These four words have been largely supplanted by "beg" in day-to-day English and take the same collocations and usage as that word. I beg someone infinitive clause or simply beg him. The dictionaries don't seem to realize that "beseech" went out of style with pantaloons.
- These four words have been largely supplanted by "beg" in day-to-day English and take the same collocations and usage as that word.
- I beg someone infinitive clause or simply beg him.
- The dictionaries don't seem to realize that "beseech" went out of style with pantaloons.
- I can't imagine using it except as a conscious archaism or facetiously.
- "Entreat" is scholarly or literary.
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These four words have been largely supplanted by "beg" in day-to-day English and take the same collocations and usage as that word. I beg someone infinitive clause or simply beg him.
The dictionaries don't seem to realize that "beseech" went out of style with pantaloons. I can't imagine using it except as a conscious archaism or facetiously.
"Entreat" is scholarly or lite
The dictionaries don't seem to realize that "beseech" went out of style with pantaloons. I can't imagine using it except as a conscious archaism or facetiously.
"Entreat" is scholarly or lite
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