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Inchoateknowledge Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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00He arived 2 hours late and received a/an ... welcome. 02br
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00Everyone was talking about the movie while leaving the cinema, but it left me ...02br
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00My boss is ... as a personality; she never reveals her true feelings. 02br
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01font00cold02font00 is okay here, but what about 01font00impassive02font00?02br
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0 No, impassive is not a good substitute here. , and personality. Impassive doesn't.

— Nona the brit

  • 0 No, impassive is not a good substitute here.
  • , and personality.
  • Impassive doesn't.
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0 No, impassive is not a good substitute here. 'cold' collocates wtih welcome, left me ..., and personality. Impassive doesn't. 0-
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0No, impassive is not a good substitute here. 'cold' collocates with welcome, left me ..., and personality. Impassive doesn't.02br
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00Nor does impassive have the same meaning as cold.0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10Nor does impassive have the same meaning as cold.12br
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10Hello Nona02br
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0Cold - actively unfriendly. A cold welcome = it is made clear to you that you are not really welcome at all.02br
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00Impassive - emotionless, not an active response. Impassive welcome - they don't care if you are there or not.0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite12br
10Cold - actively unfriendly. A cold welcome = it is made clear to you that you are not really welcome at all.12br
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10Impassive - emotionless, not an active response. Impassive welcome - they don't care if you are there or not.12br
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0Of course words can be combined in other ways.02br
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00However, there are some accepted combinations that are therefore clearer in meaning. Sometimes words form idioms that are almost impossible to replace.02br
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00He arived 2 hours late and received a/an ... welcome. Lots of words would fit here, but I wouldn't say impassive is really one of them.
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