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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

dread

Hi

I dread taking the exam.

Does it mean that I am reluctant, or that I fear to do it.

IMO, this sentence carries ambiguity.

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Hello IK A more usual form might be: 1. I'm dreading the exam. The sentence expresses "strong apprehension": you have a bad feeling, when you think of the exam.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello IK A more usual form might be: 1.
  • I'm dreading the exam.
  • The sentence expresses "strong apprehension": you have a bad feeling, when you think of the exam.
  • That bad feeling might include fear of the exam itself; it might also include reluctance to take the exam.
  • But the phrase "I'm dreading X" tends to occur in situations where, nonetheless, you know you have to do or experience "X".
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Hello IK

A more usual form might be:

1. I'm dreading the exam.

The sentence expresses "strong apprehension": you have a bad feeling, when you think of the exam.

That bad feeling might include fear of the exam itself; it might also include reluctance to take the exam.

But the phrase "I'm dreading X" tends to occur in situations where, nonetheless, you k
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MrPedanticHello IK

A more usual form might be:

1. I'm dreading the exam.

The sentence expresses "strong apprehension": you have a bad feeling, when you think of the exam.

That bad feeling might include fear of the exam itself; it might also include reluctance to take the exam.

But the phrase "I'm dreading X" tends to occur in
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