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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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Mary was in great pain/very painful over the loss of her son.
Mary was in great pain/very painful over the loss of her son.
Do both of the phrases in bold fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.
Do both of the phrases in bold fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.
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No, no! She was in pain - SHE is the one who hurts. She was very painful - SHE would be the person who causes pain to others.
- No, no!
- She was in pain - SHE is the one who hurts.
- She was very painful - SHE would be the person who causes pain to others.
- The loss of her son was very painful to her.
- The burn was very painful.
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No, no!
She was in pain - SHE is the one who hurts.
She was very painful - SHE would be the person who causes pain to others. The loss of her son was very painful to her. The burn was very painful.
She was in pain - SHE is the one who hurts.
She was very painful - SHE would be the person who causes pain to others. The loss of her son was very painful to her. The burn was very painful.
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Grammar GeekNo, no!Thanks, GG, for the correction.
She was in pain - SHE is the one who hurts.
She was very painful - SHE would be the person who causes pain to others. The loss of her son was very painful to her. The burn was very painful.
To make sure, are the following all right?
She was very painful
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You don't usually describe people as painful. Their actions may be.
Her nagging was irritating (I wouldn't use painful here). Her unkind words and insults were painful to us.
Tommy's terrible manners made it painful for us to have him at our dinner table.
On the other hand, we often describe people as "a pain" or "a pain the neck" (and sometimes another part of ou
Her nagging was irritating (I wouldn't use painful here). Her unkind words and insults were painful to us.
Tommy's terrible manners made it painful for us to have him at our dinner table.
On the other hand, we often describe people as "a pain" or "a pain the neck" (and sometimes another part of ou
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Grammar GeekYou don't usually describe people as painful. Their actions may be.
Her nagging was irritating (I wouldn't use painful here). Her unkind words and insults were painful to us.
Tommy's terrible manners made it painful for us to have him at our dinner table.
On the other hand, we often describe people as "a pain" or "a pain the n
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