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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

couldn't bear/withstand/stand/endure/resist/oppose the pain

A: You mean that Gummy Bear was stuck deep inside my nose?

B: No wonder you said you couldn't bear/withstand/stand/endure/resist/oppose the pain.

I doubt if all of the underlined words fit into the above wording. Your advice? Thanks.
  

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couldn't bear the pain ... couldn't stand the pain ... couldn't endure the pain (Great example.

  • couldn't bear the pain ...
  • couldn't stand the pain ...
  • couldn't endure the pain (Great example.
  • )
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... couldn't bear the pain

... couldn't stand the pain

... couldn't endure the pain

(Great example. Far more amusing than childbirth.)

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