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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
not interested in vs indifferent to
0 Hi, 02 br
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00 I'm not interested in sports/music/studying etc. 02 br
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00 Can we use 'indifferent' in stead of 'not interested' in the above sentence? E.g. 02 br
02 br
00 I'm indifferent to sports/music/studying etc. 02 br
02 br
00 If yes, do they mean exactely the same? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance 0-
02 br
00 I'm not interested in sports/music/studying etc. 02 br
02 br
00 Can we use 'indifferent' in stead of 'not interested' in the above sentence? E.g. 02 br
02 br
00 I'm indifferent to sports/music/studying etc. 02 br
02 br
00 If yes, do they mean exactely the same? 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks in advance 0-
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0 To me they mean the same, more or less: 02 br 02 br 00 Not interested = not interested 02 br 00 Indifferent = I don't care at all. 0-
- 0 To me they mean the same, more or less: 02 br 02 br 00 Not interested = not interested 02 br 00 Indifferent = I don't care at all.
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0 To me they mean the same, more or less: 02 br
02 br
00 Not interested = not interested 02 br
00 Indifferent = I don't care at all. 0-
02 br
00 Not interested = not interested 02 br
00 Indifferent = I don't care at all. 0-
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0 They are quite close, but I wouldn't use them without a bit of thinking: 02 br
01 i 00 indifferent to 02 i 00 shows a bit of 01 b 00 lack of feeling and sensitivity 02 b 00 , while 01 i 00 not interested 02 i 00 is more 01 b 00 neutral 02 b 00 0-
01 i 00 indifferent to 02 i 00 shows a bit of 01 b 00 lack of feeling and sensitivity 02 b 00 , while 01 i 00 not interested 02 i 00 is more 01 b 00 neutral 02 b 00 0-
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