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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
from/through the feel of their faces
I know my friends from the feel of their faces. But I cannot really picture their personalities through the thoughts they express to me, through whatever of their actions are revealed to me.
Hi,
Does "from the feel of their faces" in the above equal "through the touch of their countenances?" Thanks.
Hi,
Does "from the feel of their faces" in the above equal "through the touch of their countenances?" Thanks.
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I need to ask you again, Angli-- what in heck are you trying to do? Yes, each word is roughly equivalent to each alternative word, but from the feel of their faces is perfectly natural, while through the touch of their countenances is ridiculously awkward and not right at all-- the 'countenances' are not 'touching'. You cannot simply substitute dictionary synonyms into a context and expect anything like the original.
- I need to ask you again, Angli-- what in heck are you trying to do?
- Yes, each word is roughly equivalent to each alternative word, but from the feel of their faces is perfectly natural, while through the touch of their countenances is ridiculously awkward and not right at all-- the 'countenances' are not 'touching'.
- You cannot simply substitute dictionary synonyms into a context and expect anything like the original.
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I need to ask you again, Angli-- what in heck are you trying to do?
Yes, each word is roughly equivalent to each alternative word, but from the feel of their faces is perfectly natural, while through the touch of their countenances is ridiculously awkward and not right at all-- the 'countenances' are not 'touching'. You cannot simply substitute dictionary synonyms in
I need to ask you again, Angli-- what in heck are you trying to do?
Yes, each word is roughly equivalent to each alternative word, but from the feel of their faces is perfectly natural, while through the touch of their countenances is ridiculously awkward and not right at all-- the 'countenances' are not 'touching'. You cannot simply substitute dictionary synonyms in
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Thanks, Mister.
First, I'd like to know that "from" means "through" in this thread.
Second, "countenance" and "face" are almost the same in our language, but I've to make sure if they are the same to you. Apparently, they are different. Face is the concrete stuff that we can touch while countenance and look are pretty much the same, which are abstract, right?
First, I'd like to know that "from" means "through" in this thread.
Second, "countenance" and "face" are almost the same in our language, but I've to make sure if they are the same to you. Apparently, they are different. Face is the concrete stuff that we can touch while countenance and look are pretty much the same, which are abstract, right?
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