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AppleFanboy Posted 11 years ago
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Malignant and Malicious?
Malignant tumors multiplying astronomically
Internet chatting fraught with malignant personalities
malignant gossips, malignant approach, malignant threat, malignant rumors, malignant influence
Do these words and phrases sound native?
If you think something is wrong, please correct me.
I want to know if malicious and malignant can be used interchangeably.
Thank you for your help.
Internet chatting fraught with malignant personalities
malignant gossips, malignant approach, malignant threat, malignant rumors, malignant influence
Do these words and phrases sound native?
If you think something is wrong, please correct me.
I want to know if malicious and malignant can be used interchangeably.
Thank you for your help.
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AppleFanboy Do these words and phrases sound native? No, except for 'malignant tumor' and 'malignant influence'. The others seem to require 'malicious'.
- AppleFanboy Do these words and phrases sound native?
- No, except for 'malignant tumor' and 'malignant influence'.
- The others seem to require 'malicious'.
- AppleFanboy I want to know if malicious and malignant can be used interchangeably.
- No.
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AppleFanboyDo these words and phrases sound native?No, except for 'malignant tumor' and 'malignant influence'. The others seem to require 'malicious'.
AppleFanboyI want to know if malicious and malignant can be used interchangeably.No. 'Malignant' nowadays is very closely associated with biological disfunctions, while 'm
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AppleFanboyDo these words and phrases sound native?No, as Mister Micawber wrote. Also:
maleficent gossips
malevolent personalities, deeds
malignant cancers
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