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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Bully(chess)

Hi.
Why does he say:
White's attack is successful because he has many pieces that can work together to bully the Black King.
and not
White's attack is successful because he has many pieces that can work together to attack the Black King.
or
White's attack is successful because he has many pieces that can work together to threat the Black King.
?<br Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

threat en He is probably trying to make his writing seem more dramatic.

— Clive

  • threat en He is probably trying to make his writing seem more dramatic.
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threaten

He is probably trying to make his writing seem more dramatic.
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So which replacement for 'bully' is OK?threaten or attack?
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Clivethreaten
Why did you go for that word?
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To me, bullying involves a lot of threatening.
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