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Musu Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

pain

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00The death of his son caused Mr. Nasty great pain.'02br
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00Could we use 'sadness' or 'sorrow' instead of 'pain' in the sentence?02br
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00Which is better to be instead?02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00The death of his son caused Mr. '02font 02br 02br 01font 00Could we use 'sadness' or 'sorrow' instead of 'pain' in the sentence? 02font 00Yes, generally speaking.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00The death of his son caused Mr.
  • '02font 02br 02br 01font 00Could we use 'sadness' or 'sorrow' instead of 'pain' in the sentence?
  • 02font 00Yes, generally speaking.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00Which is better to be instead?
  • 02font 00If you mean a more acute emotion, say 'pain'.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00The death of his son caused Mr. Nasty great pain.'02font02br
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01font00Could we use 'sadness' or 'sorrow' instead of 'pain' in the sentence? 02font00Yes, generally speaking. 'Pain' seems to convey more acute emotion.02br
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00Yes, you could. I like 01i00sorrow02i00, personally.0-
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0Hi, Thank you both Clive and Mister very much.02br
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00I know 'sorrow' is a feeling of great sadness, according to the dictionary.02br
00Do you mean 'pain' is stronger than 'sorrow'? Thanks!0-
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0Hi,02br
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00These opinions about words are subjective. that means people have different thoughts about them.02br
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00To me, 'pain' is a feeling that maybe hurts more than 'sorrow', but 'sorrow' is something that lasts much, much longer than 'pain'.02br
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00So, make your choice. 05002br
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0Hi,02br
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00Thank you very much, Clive.02br
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00Does 'pain' last longer than 'sadness'?0-
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0Hi Musu 02br
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00"The death of his son caused Mr. Nasty great pain.'02br
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00Does 'pain' last longer than 'sadness'? I think both can last a long time. The death of his son could cause Mr Nasty so much pain/sadness that he becomes depressed. If his depression causes him to be mental tortured for a long, long time, then he will be suffering from dep
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