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Jlng Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Describing a Yawn
Do we describe a yawn as contagious or infectious or can we use both?
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Contagious - as you can catch the need to yawn. It isn't infective as there isn't anything to infect.
- Contagious - as you can catch the need to yawn.
- It isn't infective as there isn't anything to infect.
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Contagious - as you can catch the need to yawn. It isn't infective as there isn't anything to infect.
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We might say that someone has an infectious laugh, but it is only figurative.
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