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Lcchang Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

exciting vs thrilling

This is an exciting game.
This is a thrilling game.

Do these two sentences have the same meaning? Please advise.
  

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Lcchang This is an exciting game. This is an exciting game. This is a thrilling game.

  • Lcchang This is an exciting game.
  • This is an exciting game.
  • This is a thrilling game.
  • This is an extremely exciting game.
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LcchangThis is an exciting game.
This is an exciting game.
This is a thrilling game.
This is an extremely exciting game.
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LcchangDo these two sentences have the same meaning?
Yes, but "thrilling" is a less used word in my experience. "exciting" is the usual, more ordinary word.

I would expect someone to say "exciting" if they were speaking to me in person, and to write "thrilling" in a newspaper report of the game.

CJ

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