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Wholegrain Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Figuratively and literally


I was wondering why, while “go in conflict” clearly cannot be used to mean “go into an argument” literally, some argue it cannot be used to mean it figuratively, although perhaps awkward at the very most at least to me.
  

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Hi, An argument is a form of conflict, but generally speaking the idea of conflicting is stronger than the idea of arguing . Clive

  • Hi, An argument is a form of conflict, but generally speaking the idea of conflicting is stronger than the idea of arguing .
  • Clive
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Hi,
An argument is a form of conflict, but generally speaking the idea of conflicting is stronger than the idea of arguing.

Clive

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