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"Cure this wound more or less?"Or should I say "cure this wound somewhat better?"SO CONFUSED...

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Please explain your meaning more clearly so that we can understand what you are trying to say.

Why not just say 'Cure this wound' ?

Clive.

Khoff · Answer

In general, I would say that we "cure" diseases but "heal" wounds.

I agree that the original meaning is unclear. Why ask someone to partially cure/heal your wound? do you mean "Heal this wound as best you can"?

Regards · Answer

Hi,
I agree your meaning does not come across. What you are doing is creating an imperative sentence.
In other words, you order someone to heal that wound—possibly yours—which is not a very natural
thing to do in terms of conveying this particular idea. If you want someone to help you, you have to
address them politely. Otherwise, even generous people might be unwilling to come to your assistance.
What I am trying to say is that in such a situation imperative sentences do not really work. It is vital
that we be polite when asking someone for their help. In addition, I see you intend to add either an
adverb or an adverbial phrase at the end of your sentence. Once again, in my opinion, it is not a natural
thing to do in that case: you cannot really tell someone who helps you in what manner they should heal
your wound. Just let them do their job and see if it helps. Whether it helps or not, express your thanks to
them. To sum up, I would recast your sentence and say instead: ‘Could you heal this wound for me, please?’
Of course, other versions might also be valid; I just wanted to give you the general idea. By the way, I would
also use heal rather than cure in that context, but I would not consider cure to be wrong.

Regards

Chivalry · Answer

RegardsHi,I agree your meaning does not come across. What you are doing is creating an imperative sentence.In other words, you order someone to heal that wound—possibly yours—which is not a very natural thing to do in terms of conveying this particular idea. If you want someone to help you, you have toaddress them politely. Otherwise, even generous people might be unwilling to come to your assistance.What I am trying to say is that in such a situation imperative sentences do not really work. It is vitalthat we be polite when asking someone for their help. In addition, I see you intend to add either anadverb or an adverbial phrase at the end of your sentence. Once again, in my opinion, it is not a naturalthing to do in that case: you cannot really tell someone who helps you in what manner they should healyour wound. Just let them do their job and see if it helps. Whether it helps or not, express your thanks tothem. To sum up, I would recast your sentence and say instead: ‘Could you heal this wound for me, please?’Of course, other versions might also be valid; I just wanted to give you the general idea. By the way, I wouldalso use heal rather than cure in that context, but I would not consider cure to be wrong.Regards

Thanks Mr, Regards,
But this is not an imperative sentence but rather a sentence fragment that I'd like to weave into a sentence like this :"Embracing your regret will somewhat heal the wound, but unfortunately not completely."
The reason why I asked that question is that, instead of further adding a sentence clause, I'd like to express the meaning in just one sentence using some sort of adverb or adverbial phrase, so the situation that the wound WON'T be completely healed will be present.

Khoff · Answer

chivalryBut this is not an imperative sentence but rather a sentence fragment that I'd like to weave into a sentence like this

Aha! Context! Next time, please try to provide more context in your original post -- it would have saved a lot of time.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "embracing your regret," but given that wording I would suggest "Embracing your regret will only partly/partially heal the wound."

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I'm not surprised you signed your original post 'SO CONFUSED". You confused us, too!

Clive

Regards · Answer

Hi,

chivalryBut this is not an imperative sentence but rather a sentence fragment that I'd like to weave into a sentence like this :"Embracing your regret will somewhat heal the wound, but unfortunately not completely."

Oh, chivalry, you must be kidding me! Why not supply the context beforehand? Indeed, you confused us all.
As for the matter, your meaning still does not come across. Grammatically, I agree with khoff's suggestion,
but nevertheless I am not sure I understand what you are saying. In my opinion, embracing is not an apt
word for that context. Anyway, the way in which your sentence is written strikes me as odd. Consider recasting.

Regards

Chivalry · Answer

RegardsHi,chivalryBut this is not an imperative sentence but rather a sentence fragment that I'd like to weave into a sentence like this :"Embracing your regret will somewhat heal the wound, but unfortunately not completely."Oh, chivalry, you must be kidding me! Why not supply the context beforehand? Indeed, you confused us all.As for the matter, your meaning still does not come across. Grammatically, I agree with khoff's suggestion,but nevertheless I am not sure I understand what you are saying. In my opinion, embracing is not an aptword for that context. Anyway, the way in which your sentence is written strikes me as odd. Consider recasting.Regards

Wow, I did not expect THIS much controversy for a sentence fragment being mistaken as a sentence since the confusion signed in my original post is about how to "somewhat" cure/heal the wound

Regards · Answer

Hi,

chivalry Wow, I did not expect THIS much controversy...

Yes, it makes us work harder when someone does not take the trouble to provide the original context.

Regards

Chivalry · Answer

RegardsYes, it makes us work harder when someone does not take the trouble to provide the original context.Regards

No, what I'm wondering is why wether the sentence is imperative makes it confusing.
And, for your information, that's not a fixed context I found anywhere, I made that up myself.

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