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Soheil1 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Cope with vs face

Hi.
What's the difference between
How should white cope with his Kingside problems
and
How should white face his Kingside problems

?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Cope with and face can have essentially the same meaning. However, I don't fully understand either sentence.

— Philip

  • Cope with and face can have essentially the same meaning.
  • However, I don't fully understand either sentence.
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Cope with and face can have essentially the same meaning. However, I don't fully understand either sentence.
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soheil1How should white cope with his Kingside problems?
I expect a set of practical options or action plans to follow as an answer.
soheil1How should white face his Kingside problems?
This is very similar, but seems more rhetorical than practical in tone.
He will face them with aplomb / gracious indignatio
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