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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

patient

Can you say:

Golf is a very patient game.

Thanks!
  

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I suppose you could, but it sounds like you’re ascribing patience to the game. Maybe Golf is a game of patience. Golf requires much patience.

  • I suppose you could, but it sounds like you’re ascribing patience to the game.
  • Maybe Golf is a game of patience.
  • Golf requires much patience.
  • Golf is a game that requires much patience.
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I suppose you could, but it sounds like you’re ascribing patience to the game.

Maybe

Golf is a game of patience.
Golf requires much patience.
Golf is a game that requires much patience.
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PreciousJonesCan you say: Golf is a very patient game.
I would not say so.

Perhaps, "Golf is a game of patience" "Golf is a game requiring a great deal of patience."

We typically use the adjective form of the word to describe a person who has patience.
"He is a very patient man."

You might call it a "patient game"
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Golf requires a person to be patient.
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AnonymousGolf requires a person to be patient
This isn’t the best way to say it.
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PreciousJonesGolf is a very patient game.
patient is the wrong word. Try substituting demanding, challenging, exacting, trying, tricky, frustrating, infuriating, or exasperating, depending on the exact shade of meaning you're looking for.

CJ
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PreciousJones Can you say:Golf is a very patient game.Thanks!
It's an unlikely statement. If you must use the word patient, then say:

Gulf is a game for the patient.

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