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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Have I correctly used 'to be determined' and 'disparaging remarks' in the given sentence?

Have I correctly used 'to be determined' and 'disparaging remarks' in the given sentence?

You have to be determined to reach your goal no matter what disparaging remarks you hear from others.
  

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Your sentence is not wrong. But do you understand that 'disparaging remarks' are usually directed against a person as a form of personal attack? They are intended to diminish a person, usually in the eyes of other people.

  • Your sentence is not wrong.
  • But do you understand that 'disparaging remarks' are usually directed against a person as a form of personal attack?
  • They are intended to diminish a person, usually in the eyes of other people.
  • They do not simply involve objective criticism.
  • Look here.
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Your sentence is not wrong.
But do you understand that 'disparaging remarks' are usually directed against a person as a form of personal attack? They are intended to diminish a person, usually in the eyes of other people. They do not simply involve objective criticism.

Look here.

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