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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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Is it natural to use 'wreck' about a person?

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When my brother died two months ago I was afraid I'd be a total/complete wreck and that it would be obvious to everybody, but I've been a lot stronger than I thought I would.

Is 'wreck' natural to use about a person who's in a very bad place mentally because of sorrow? Would 'mess' be better? Also, are 'total' and 'complete' equally natural for this context?

  

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anonymous Is 'wreck' natural to use about a person who's in a very bad place mentally because of sorrow? Yes. You could call it cliche.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Is 'wreck' natural to use about a person who's in a very bad place mentally because of sorrow?
  • Yes.
  • You could call it cliche.
  • anonymous Would 'mess' be better?
  • No.
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anonymousIs 'wreck' natural to use about a person who's in a very bad place mentally because of sorrow?

Yes. You could call it cliche.

anonymousWould 'mess' be better?

No.

anonymousAlso, are 'total' and 'complete' equally natural for this context?

Yes, and equally unexpres

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