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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Make a point of
Hi.
In
"the new world champion made a point of never allowing him a return match."
May I replace 'made a point of' with 'attempted to'/'tried to'?
Thanks in advance!
In
"the new world champion made a point of never allowing him a return match."
May I replace 'made a point of' with 'attempted to'/'tried to'?
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
'made a point of' is stronger than just 'attempted' and 'tried' It is making a determined effort to do something.
- 'made a point of' is stronger than just 'attempted' and 'tried' It is making a determined effort to do something.
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'made a point of' is stronger than just 'attempted' and 'tried'
It is making a determined effort to do something.
It is making a determined effort to do something.
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The reason why a language as different words and verbal phrases such as
tried to
was determined to
made a point of
...is because they are not simply 'interchangeable': they each have a different shade and nuance of meaning.
tried to
was determined to
made a point of
...is because they are not simply 'interchangeable': they each have a different shade and nuance of meaning.
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soheil1"the new world champion made a point of never allowing him a return match."The world champion was in a good position, so he could get what he really wanted.
"made a point of" means that he was determined not to allow a return match and he succeeded in doing so.
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The new world champion = Alekhine, who had already won the title from Capa,( him refers to Capa-I simplified the senetence, only gave the part after the comma)Capa continue to take part in tournaments, hoping to get another shot at Alekhine3, who made a point of never allowing him a re-match
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