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PedroMinsk Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Handcuffs / manacles
Is there some difference between handcuffs and manacles, including the meaning and the way that the words are used?
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I handcuffs A very commonly used word. eg what the police use. manacles A very rare word in modern English.
- I handcuffs A very commonly used word.
- eg what the police use.
- manacles A very rare word in modern English.
- Sounds archaic.
- Clive
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Hi,
Is there some difference between handcuffs and manacles, including the meaning and the way that the words are used?I
handcuffs A very commonly used word. eg what the police use.
manacles A very rare word in modern English. Sounds archaic.
Clive
Is there some difference between handcuffs and manacles, including the meaning and the way that the words are used?I
handcuffs A very commonly used word. eg what the police use.
manacles A very rare word in modern English. Sounds archaic.
Clive
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Thanks very much.
I imagined this because I've only seen the word manacles on Martin Luther King's speech.
I imagined this because I've only seen the word manacles on Martin Luther King's speech.
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