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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
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natural?
Is this example of 'risible' natural?
She's been making risible attempts to learn the trumpet.
She's been making risible attempts to learn the trumpet.
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I'm a native English speaker and I have never in my life heard the word risible until reading your post. Using this unknown word is not natural.
- I'm a native English speaker and I have never in my life heard the word risible until reading your post.
- Using this unknown word is not natural.
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I'm a native English speaker and I have never in my life heard the word risible until reading your post. Using this unknown word is not natural.
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Hi,
I'd say it's natural in a context where the audience can be expected to have an educated kind of vocabulary.
In such a context, it's the kind of word that is more common in writing than in speaking.
Clive
I'd say it's natural in a context where the audience can be expected to have an educated kind of vocabulary.
In such a context, it's the kind of word that is more common in writing than in speaking.
Clive
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