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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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bullied or forced
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00 - 01 b 00 The workforce left they had been … 01 u 00 bullied 02 u 00 … into accepting the new contract by the management. 02 b 02 br
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00 a) 01 u 00 persuaded 02 u 00 02 br
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00 (Don't let them bully you into working on Saturdays.) 02 br
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00 d) 00 deceive somebody 01 b 00 into 02 b 00 doing something 00 02 br
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00 ▪ 00 He tried to deceive the public into thinking the war could still be won. 02 br
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00 Consider this sentence as an example: 02 br
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00 - 01 b 00 The workforce left they had been … 01 u 00 bullied 02 u 00 … into accepting the new contract by the management. 02 b 02 br
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00 a) 01 u 00 persuaded 02 u 00 02 br
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00 c) 01 u 00 bullied 02 u 02 br
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00 (Don't let them bully you into working on Saturdays.) 02 br
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00 d) 00 deceive somebody 01 b 00 into 02 b 00 doing something 00 02 br
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0 Forced means they really had no choice. Accept it or you'll be fired. Accept it or the company goes out of business.
- 0 Forced means they really had no choice.
- Accept it or you'll be fired.
- Accept it or the company goes out of business.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Deceived means they lied to make it happen.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Bullied can be a type of "forced" but it's more about 01 i 00 implied 02 i 00 problems that would be faced if the contract were not accepted.
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0 Forced means they really had no choice. Accept it or you'll be fired. Accept it or the company goes out of business. It's probably not correct in this setting. 02 br
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00 Deceived means they lied to make it happen. If management had liked, the workers would have a reason to sue, and management would avoid this. 02 br
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00 Bullied can be a type of "forced"
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00 Deceived means they lied to make it happen. If management had liked, the workers would have a reason to sue, and management would avoid this. 02 br
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00 Bullied can be a type of "forced"
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0 You miss something indeed: a sentence can change its meaning on the effect of a single word. Sometime, there's no single choice. 02 br
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00 I think any of those 4 words could work here. 02 br
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00 EDIT: Thank you, GG 05 0 010id 1
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00 I think any of those 4 words could work here. 02 br
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00 Each leading to different connotations/nuances. 02 br
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