Grammar check please?
Hi,
Could you confirm that these words are pretty much same meaning to you, please?
The weather is awful / woeful . (both mean bad)
The food was awful / woeful.
Temporary / provisional government.
Temporary / provisional license.
I used this space part for only temporary / provisional.
Cheers.
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You could live your whole life in an English-speaking country without ever encountering the word woeful. I've only seen the word provisional used in contexts involving politics and government. Clive
- You could live your whole life in an English-speaking country without ever encountering the word woeful.
- I've only seen the word provisional used in contexts involving politics and government.
- Clive
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You could live your whole life in an English-speaking country without ever encountering the word woeful.
I've only seen the word provisional used in contexts involving politics and government.
Clive
0I've seen "woeful" rarely before, in this song and the expression "woefully inadequate."
"The Knight of the Woeful Countenance"
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