Drip with
Hi,
When a teacher’s instructions in a worksheet are too difficult to understand because they can be interpreted in different ways, can I say this?
“Her instructions are dripping with vagueness/ambiguity.”
Is it okay or does it sound too dramatic?
Thank you.
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Ann225 Is it okay or does it sound too dramatic? Too dramatic. "Dripping with" is sort of catty.
- Ann225 Is it okay or does it sound too dramatic?
- Too dramatic.
- "Dripping with" is sort of catty.
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Ann225Is it okay or does it sound too dramatic?
Too dramatic. "Dripping with" is sort of catty.
0"dripping with" is definitely dramatic in this context. (And more negative.)
0Ann225“Her instructions are dripping with vagueness/ambiguity.”
Is it okay or does it sound too dramatic?
I don't know about dramatic, but it doesn't sound right. In its simplest form you're trying to say "full (of)". So as I understand it, you want a snappier way to say that. Here are a few suggestions. Even if you don't care for them, the
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