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Siavash Moghaddasian Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Compelling reason to learn English

Hi everyone,
What's the meaning of "compelling" in the following sentence? Does it mean "exciting and motivating reasons"?

you need compelling reasons to learn English.

Source: Effortless English podcast.
  

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Siavash Moghaddasian What's the meaning of "compelling" in the following sentence? Does it mean "exciting and motivating reasons"? No, I wouldn't say so.

  • Siavash Moghaddasian What's the meaning of "compelling" in the following sentence?
  • Does it mean "exciting and motivating reasons"?
  • No, I wouldn't say so.
  • It implies that normally one would not need to learn English, or bother to learn English.
  • Only if there are special very strong reasons would one want to learn English.
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Siavash MoghaddasianWhat's the meaning of "compelling" in the following sentence? Does it mean "exciting and motivating reasons"?

No, I wouldn't say so. It implies that normally one would not need to learn English, or bother to learn English. Only if there are special very strong reasons would one want to learn English.

Perhaps I am biased, but person

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