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Palinkasocsi Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

flak vs. criticism

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00Can I use '01i00flak'02i00 instead of '01i00criticism'02i00 in the following sentence:02br
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01i00My main 01b00flak02b00 against his theory is that ...02br
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02br 02br 00It is used in an uncountable way - as in the example above - so we usually talk of some flak. 02br 02br 00so we use it in the sense of someone being verbally 'attacked'. Merely having a criticism of something isn't the same.

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00It is used in an uncountable way - as in the example above - so we usually talk of some flak.
  • 02br 02br 00so we use it in the sense of someone being verbally 'attacked'.
  • Merely having a criticism of something isn't the same.
  • dict=CALD&key=29366&ph=oncShow phonetics
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0 No, it doesn't fit as a straighforward synonym of criticism.02br
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00strong criticism or opposition:02br
00She 01b00took/caught02b00 some flak from her parents about her new dress.02br
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00It is used in an uncountable way - as in the example above - so we usually
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0 Thanks Nona The Brit!02br
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0I gave Peter a lot of flak about his new concept, and it probably wasn't all deserved, but my one major criticism of his proposal is...0-
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