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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

give in/up

Hello,
Is it correct to say: "John finally gave in to his girlfriend's will and they moved to Paris."?

Can "give up or surrender" be used instead of succumb in this sentence:
"The town finally succumbed last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for two months."

"The town fell to the enemy" might be a good option.
  

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The first sentence is theoretically grammatical, but the word "will" is typically not used like this in (US) English. " "John is the dynamic alpha male type, and his girlfriend comes across as sweet and quiet, but she will have her will. " Gave up/surrendered/succumbed/fell to the enemy can all be used in the second sentence.

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  • The first sentence is theoretically grammatical, but the word "will" is typically not used like this in (US) English.
  • " "John is the dynamic alpha male type, and his girlfriend comes across as sweet and quiet, but she will have her will.
  • " Gave up/surrendered/succumbed/fell to the enemy can all be used in the second sentence.
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The first sentence is theoretically grammatical, but the word "will" is typically not used like this in (US) English. "Will" is normally reserved for higher-level, more abstract situations than this, for example:

"It was a battle of wills, but John finally gave in to his girlfriend and they moved to Paris."

"John is the dynamic alpha male type, and his girlfriend comes across as
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If the town/soldiers surrender, they accept someone else's authority. If they give up, they stop resisting. They are slightly different aren't they?
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