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Lemonmelon Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Message and motto
Hello,
If I have gone through a difficult time and have learnt something from the experience, will I say "the message is ..." + a principle?
And if one has a motto in his life, is it a motto or a message as well?
Are "motto" and "message" sometimes the same?
If I have gone through a difficult time and have learnt something from the experience, will I say "the message is ..." + a principle?
And if one has a motto in his life, is it a motto or a message as well?
Are "motto" and "message" sometimes the same?
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-- I cannot tell you until I see your sentence. -- Maybe, maybe not; it depends on how he acquired it. - Not normally.
- -- I cannot tell you until I see your sentence.
- -- Maybe, maybe not; it depends on how he acquired it.
- - Not normally.
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If I have gone through a difficult time and have learnt something from the experience, will I say "the message is ..." + a principle?-- I cannot tell you until I see your sentence.
And if one has a motto in his life, is it a motto or a message as well?-- Maybe, maybe not; it depends on how he acquired it.
Are "motto" and "message" sometimes the same?- Not normally.
And if one has a motto in his life, is it a motto or a message as well?-- Maybe, maybe not; it depends on how he acquired it.
Are "motto" and "message" sometimes the same?- Not normally.
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Thank you all the same.
Well, it is used in a CLOZE and the first sentence of the last paragragh.
A man who was not satisfied with his job met with a old poor woman, but she was so optimistic about life and the man was lit up. And in the text it writes:
The _(motto/message)__ is that: Be optimistic about life and you will always find it pleasant.
Well, it is used in a CLOZE and the first sentence of the last paragragh.
A man who was not satisfied with his job met with a old poor woman, but she was so optimistic about life and the man was lit up. And in the text it writes:
The _(motto/message)__ is that: Be optimistic about life and you will always find it pleasant.
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Usually at the end of a story, particularly one that is meant to be educational, there would be a moral - "the moral of the story: be careful what you wish for", for example.
People sometimes use "message" as well in this context, but you would rarely use "motto". A motto is something meaningful to one person (or group/organisation), whereas a moral/message is specific to the stor
People sometimes use "message" as well in this context, but you would rarely use "motto". A motto is something meaningful to one person (or group/organisation), whereas a moral/message is specific to the stor
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