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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

obstinacy or naivete?

We realized that John was still young and impressionable, but were nevertheless surprised at his ( ).

(a)naivete
(b)obstinacy

The answer is (a), but I don't know why (b) doesn't work. Could you explain the reason why?
  

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There is no grammatical reason; 'obstinacy' simply does not fit the description given ('young & impressionable').

— Mister Micawber

  • There is no grammatical reason; 'obstinacy' simply does not fit the description given ('young & impressionable').
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There is no grammatical reason; 'obstinacy' simply does not fit the description given ('young & impressionable').
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I see, something "young and impressionable" don't coexist in one person with "obstinacy", right?

Thanks MrMic ( Are you a Canadian actor?)
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Not that they don't coexist-- it just is not a likely supposition.

Used to be a bit of a one.
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Yes, I particularly enjoyed my performance as W.C. Fields.
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If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear *** say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Emotion: stick out tongue
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Hi,

Oh dear, another clerical error, you're too early. You have to go back for another ten years.

Clive
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