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Norwolf Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Keep/ hold
Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to keep up his courage.
Hi, teachers. Can we say “Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to hold up his courage.”?
Thank you very much.
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Hi, teachers. Can we say “Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to hold up his courage.”?
Thank you very much.
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Thank you, fivejedjon.
Could you please tell the difference between the two expressions, if any?
Could you please tell the difference between the two expressions, if any?
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I apologise. I read your original question too quickly. I don't think 'hold up' is natural,
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I would actually say that "hold up" doesn't sound as correct as "keep up" in this case. Hold up sounds like the boy is physically lifting something, where keep up sounds more like a figurative idea, as courage would be considered, in my opinion.
Ideally, I would change the sentence to read, "Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to maintain his courage."
Ideally, I would change the sentence to read, "Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to maintain his courage."
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