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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Derail
Are the following sentences acceptable?
(a) I value our friendship so dearly that I would never let anything derail our companionship.
(b) I value our friendship so dearly that I would never let anything derail our relationship.
(a) I value our friendship so dearly that I would never let anything derail our companionship.
(b) I value our friendship so dearly that I would never let anything derail our relationship.
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My impression is that "derail" alludes to something which moves along a rail, or rails. It's going somewhere. It's on a path to somewhere/something.
- My impression is that "derail" alludes to something which moves along a rail, or rails.
- It's going somewhere.
- It's on a path to somewhere/something.
- (Eg, a railroad train) We speak of derailing our plans, our future, the future of our relationship.
- To derail something is to knock it off it's rails, so it can not complete its journey.
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My impression is that "derail" alludes to something which moves along a rail, or rails. It's going somewhere. It's on a path to somewhere/something. (Eg, a railroad train)
We speak of derailing our plans, our future, the future of our relationship.
To derail something is to knock it off it's rails, so it can not complete its journey.
Companionship alone seems too static fo
We speak of derailing our plans, our future, the future of our relationship.
To derail something is to knock it off it's rails, so it can not complete its journey.
Companionship alone seems too static fo
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