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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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Go to//wage a war
Menelaus was prepared to go to war to get Helen back.
Hi,
Is "go to war" in the above equal to "wage a war?" Thanks.
Hi,
Is "go to war" in the above equal to "wage a war?" Thanks.
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In this case, it is. " If my friend's son was shipped off to fight somewhere, I wouldn't say he was "waging" war. On the other hand, "go to war" can mean the entire nation, so it works.
- In this case, it is.
- " If my friend's son was shipped off to fight somewhere, I wouldn't say he was "waging" war.
- On the other hand, "go to war" can mean the entire nation, so it works.
- And Menelaus both made the decision and fought personally, so it works again.
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In this case, it is.
I'd be more likely to say the people who make the decisions about fighting wage the war and the people who carry the weapons and actually engage with the enemy are the one who "go to war." If my friend's son was shipped off to fight somewhere, I wouldn't say he was "waging" war.
On the other hand, "go to war" can mean the entire nation, so it works.
I'd be more likely to say the people who make the decisions about fighting wage the war and the people who carry the weapons and actually engage with the enemy are the one who "go to war." If my friend's son was shipped off to fight somewhere, I wouldn't say he was "waging" war.
On the other hand, "go to war" can mean the entire nation, so it works.
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