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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Collocations?

Are all nouns possible?

1) I gained my deep-seated (. ) and knowledge from the books I read while young.

1. ideas
2. thoughts
3. beliefs

2) I gained my deep-rooted (. ) and knowledge from the books I read while young.

1. ideas
2. thoughts
3. beliefs
  

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Only "deep-seated beliefs" rings true to my ear. it reveals the following collocations in the first few pages of results. deep-seated fear / anxiety / pessimism / anger / concerns / problems / hatred / prejudice deep-rooted hostility / need / prejudices / distrust / corruption / alienation CJ

— CalifJim

  • Only "deep-seated beliefs" rings true to my ear.
  • it reveals the following collocations in the first few pages of results.
  • deep-seated fear / anxiety / pessimism / anger / concerns / problems / hatred / prejudice deep-rooted hostility / need / prejudices / distrust / corruption / alienation CJ
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Only "deep-seated beliefs" rings true to my ear.

A search on fraze.it reveals the following collocations in the first few pages of results.

deep-seated
fear / anxiety / pessimism / anger / concerns / problems / hatred / prejudice

deep-rooted
hostility / need / prejudices / distrust / corruption / alienation

CJ
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I see! Thank you again, CJ. The term "deep-seated" has a profound meaning, so maybe that's why "deep-seated" and "beliefs" are the perfect match:)
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