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Abil Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Highest pitch

It was during his reign in the country that repression of the people reached its highest pitch, with thousands of them being ejected from their hearts and homes and forced to seek refuge in a neighbouring country.



Is the sentence okay? Thanks
  

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You can't be ejected from your heart. Do you possibly mean "hearth"? If you change it to "hearth," the sentence will be okay.

— Avangi

  • You can't be ejected from your heart.
  • Do you possibly mean "hearth"?
  • If you change it to "hearth," the sentence will be okay.
  • "Hearth and home" is a common collocation.
  • The hearth is the stone or brick work directly in front of the fireplace, and somehow represents the family, since that's where they gather together on cold evenings.
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You can't be ejected from your heart. Do you possibly mean "hearth"?

If you change it to "hearth," the sentence will be okay.

"Hearth and home" is a common collocation.

The hearth is the stone or brick work directly in front of the fireplace, and somehow represents the family, since that's where they gather together on cold evenings.
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Yes, I meant "hearth". Sorry for the mistake. And thanks for pointing it out.
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