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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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condem

0What do someone say when they condemn something? I would like to know what statements/actual words deserve to be described as condemnation.02br
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0Could you be a little more specific? Sometimes "condemn" only means to put something or someone down. 0-

— Avangi

  • 0Could you be a little more specific?
  • Sometimes "condemn" only means to put something or someone down.
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0Could you be a little more specific? Sometimes "condemn" only means to put something or someone down. But a condemned building or a condemned man is about to be eliminated.02br
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0Here's the context.02br
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00Tuesday night, a group of people torched the camp, forcing residents to flee under police protection.02br
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00Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni condemned the incident but acknowledged a growing worry among Italians about illegal immigrants and crime.0-
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0 You should be able to find youself such examples by proper searching: 02br
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0In that context, it means that he said it was a terrible thing to have happened, and that the people who did it did a terrible thing.0-
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0Thanks, Avangi, MH and GG. MH, thanks for the informative links. 0-
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