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TinaMr Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Miscellanous
I've got a couple of questions:
1. Is there any difference in the usage of the verbs "to wilt" and "to fade"?
2. "To lend credibility" and "to give credibility" are synonyms?
3. Can a book or an actor get "critical acclaim" or it's only about movies?
4. "We've been wasting our time. The whole thing's becoming rather TIRESOME. Why can't we say TIRING?
Thank you very much in advance!
1. Is there any difference in the usage of the verbs "to wilt" and "to fade"?
2. "To lend credibility" and "to give credibility" are synonyms?
3. Can a book or an actor get "critical acclaim" or it's only about movies?
4. "We've been wasting our time. The whole thing's becoming rather TIRESOME. Why can't we say TIRING?
Thank you very much in advance!
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1. In their basic meanings, "wilt" refers to loss of physical stiffness or robustness, while "fade" refers to loss of colour or visual definition. The words are also used figuratively.
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- In their basic meanings, "wilt" refers to loss of physical stiffness or robustness, while "fade" refers to loss of colour or visual definition.
- The words are also used figuratively.
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- Near enough.
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1. In their basic meanings, "wilt" refers to loss of physical stiffness or robustness, while "fade" refers to loss of colour or visual definition. The words are also used figuratively.
2. Near enough.
3. Anything that can be commented on by critics can receive "critical acclaim".
4. "tiring" would not be wrong in that sentence. In its core meaning, "tiring" means causing
2. Near enough.
3. Anything that can be commented on by critics can receive "critical acclaim".
4. "tiring" would not be wrong in that sentence. In its core meaning, "tiring" means causing
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As for the last point, if in a test, I write "tiring", not "troublesome" in a similar case, if won't be considered as a mistake.
GPY, thank you for the explanations!
GPY, thank you for the explanations!
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TinaMrAs for the last point, if in a test, I write "tiring", not "troublesome" in a similar case, if won't be considered as a mistake.You didn't mention "troublesome" before. The following are all reasonable utterances:
"We've been wasting our time. The whole thing's becoming rather tiresome."
"We've been wasting our time. The whole thing's becom
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Thank you, GPY! Sorry for causing confusion with these words. In my understanding, the first two sentences mean approximately the same:
"We've been wasting our time. The whole thing's becoming rather tiresome."
"We've been wasting our time. The whole thing's becoming rather tiring."
Though, the third one is even worse, i.e. not just tiring, but even causing trouble.
Is it correct?
"We've been wasting our time. The whole thing's becoming rather tiresome."
"We've been wasting our time. The whole thing's becoming rather tiring."
Though, the third one is even worse, i.e. not just tiring, but even causing trouble.
Is it correct?
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TinaMrThank you, GPY! Sorry for causing confusion with these words. In my understanding, the first two sentences mean approximately the same:"tiresome" has more of a nuance of being annoying or tedious; "tiring" has more of a nuance of causing fatigue.
TinaMrThough, the third one is even worse, i.e. not just tiring, but even causi
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