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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Fear clawed my mind/heart

Fear clawed my mind/heart when I walked alone down the dark lane.

Are mind and heart interchangeable in the above? Is it identical to rewrite the above as the following? Thanks.

I was filled with enormous fear when ...

Fear packed my heart/mind ...
  

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-- No. Fear wracked my heart/mind

— Mister Micawber

  • -- No.
  • Fear wracked my heart/mind
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Fear clawed at my mind/heart when I walked alone down the dark lane.-- both OK, but mind suggests an intellectualized fear

I was filled with enormous fear when ...-- OK

Fear packed my heart/mind ...-- No. Fear wracked my heart/mind
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Mister MicawberFear clawed at my mind/heart when I walked alone down the dark lane.-- both OK, but mind suggests an intellectualized fear

I was filled with enormous fear when ...-- OK

Fear packed my heart/mind ...-- No. Fear wracked my heart/mind

Thanks, Mister.

I agree with what you described but the original uses
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What is the source of your original? I feel that clawed at is the standard expression.
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Mister MicawberWhat is the source of your original? I feel that clawed at is the standard expression.

Thanks, Mister.

The base sentence is a stand-alone sample.
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