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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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filled with grief/sadness/sorrow/woe/misery

0Around 276 B.C., Qu Yuan's government lost a battle. Some believe that when he heard the news, he became filled with grief.02br
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00Is "grief" in the above synonymous with "sadness/sorrow/woe/misery" to you? Thanks.0-
  

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, Qu Yuan's government lost a battle. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Is "grief" in the above synonymous with "sadness/sorrow/woe/misery" to you? 02font 02br 02br 00Here are a few comments.

— Clive

  • , Qu Yuan's government lost a battle.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Is "grief" in the above synonymous with "sadness/sorrow/woe/misery" to you?
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Here are a few comments.
  • 02br 02br 00'Became filled with grief' seems to me to be an infelicitous phrase.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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