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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Furious, infuriated, enraged.
I called him something, so he started walking toward me, furious/infuriated/enraged.
Is there any difference between them? Can I use them all here? Which one of them would you use here to mean very angry?
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"Enraged" is strongest. They all work. The choice is merely the kind of choice a writer has to make all the time.
- "Enraged" is strongest.
- They all work.
- The choice is merely the kind of choice a writer has to make all the time.
- It depends on the tone and register of the piece, the personalities of the characters involved, the poetic ear of the writer, the exact meaning desired, etc.
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"Enraged" is strongest. They all work. The choice is merely the kind of choice a writer has to make all the time. It depends on the tone and register of the piece, the personalities of the characters involved, the poetic ear of the writer, the exact meaning desired, etc.
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