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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

praise or place???

I got my diamond ring ( praised / placed ), but it turned out to be a fake one.

In this sentence, which verb is correct?
It's still difficult for me to distinguish l and r. Thanks.
  

Top answer

I think you mean 'appraised' not praised or placed. You mean examined and 'judged'?

— Nona the brit

  • I think you mean 'appraised' not praised or placed.
  • You mean examined and 'judged'?
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I think you mean 'appraised' not praised or placed. You mean examined and 'judged'?
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Nona The BritI think you mean 'appraised' not praised or placed. You mean examined and 'judged'?


Yes, the speaker in this example wants to know how expensive her diamond
ring is. I have missed the 'ap-' at the beginning of the word.
Doesn't 'praise' work in this context?
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No, 'praise' has a completely different meaning.
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nona the brit, I deeply appreciate your kindness.
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Concerned that his competitors might do mischief to his prize strawberry before he could transport the gigantic specimen to the site of the annual strawberry growing contest, a farmer contacted an agent to purchase insurance. "It's urgent. Come as soon as you can," he instructed the man.
Late that night in the field, sitting atop the huge strawberry, shotgun in hand, he heard a rus
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