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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Do they have the same meaning?

I slipped into a dress.
I pulled on a dress.
I wore a dress quickly.
Do they have the same meaning?
  

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Hi The third one doesn't sound right at all. But the other two are OK ... I slipped into a dress.

— Dave_anon

  • Hi The third one doesn't sound right at all.
  • But the other two are OK ...
  • I slipped into a dress.
  • [= I put on the dress casually; I took my time and felt comfortable] I pulled on a dress.
  • [= I was in a hurry so I grabbed the dress and put it on as quickly as possible] Dave
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Hi

The third one doesn't sound right at all. But the other two are OK ...

I slipped into a dress.
[= I put on the dress casually; I took my time and felt comfortable]

I pulled on a dress.
[= I was in a hurry so I grabbed the dress and put it on as quickly as possible]

Dave
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1. This has seductive connotations. The woman is perhaps dressing for a romantic interlude.

2. This has almost unpleasant connotations, as though the woman considered dressing to be a chore.

3. This sentence would not be used in English. The verb "wear (in the sense of clothing)" and the adverb "quickly" cannot be paired up in English.
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Anonymous1. This has seductive connotations. The woman is perhaps dressing for a romantic interlude.2. This has almost unpleasant connotations, as though the woman considered dressing to be a chore.
I do not feel these ideas at all.
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