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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Dither and hesitate

I dithered around what to eat for lunch.
I hesitated what to eat for lunch.

How different do they sound?
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You have to say the activity that caused the hesitation. For example: I hesitated in deciding what to eat for lunch. He hesitated before ordering from the menu.

  • You have to say the activity that caused the hesitation.
  • For example: I hesitated in deciding what to eat for lunch.
  • He hesitated before ordering from the menu.
  • He couldn't decide between the rice and the noodles.
  • I almost never use the verb "dither".
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You have to say the activity that caused the hesitation. For example:
I hesitated in deciding what to eat for lunch.
He hesitated before ordering from the menu. He couldn't decide between the rice and the noodles.

I almost never use the verb "dither". It is uncommon.

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