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Sleepless Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Proper use of 'discredit' and 'ailing'
Hello everyone,
What a great site this is!I just wish I had known about it earlier
I have questions regarding the use of two words.
First of all, discredit. Do you always discredit a person, or can you discredit the person´s attribute as in "discrediting the infallibility of the leader"
(The entire sentence: In addition to discrediting the infallibilty of Mao, the scandal had seemed to accelerate the deterioration of Mao´s already ailing health.)
Secondly, is it correct to say that health is ailing? Or is it the person who is ailing, if he has bad/weak health?
Many thanks in advance for your corrections,
Alicia
What a great site this is!I just wish I had known about it earlier
I have questions regarding the use of two words.
First of all, discredit. Do you always discredit a person, or can you discredit the person´s attribute as in "discrediting the infallibility of the leader"
(The entire sentence: In addition to discrediting the infallibilty of Mao, the scandal had seemed to accelerate the deterioration of Mao´s already ailing health.)
Secondly, is it correct to say that health is ailing? Or is it the person who is ailing, if he has bad/weak health?
Many thanks in advance for your corrections,
Alicia
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Hello, sleepless - and welcome to English Forums. First of all, discredit. Do you always discredit a person, or can you discredit the person´s attribute as in "discrediting the infallibility of the leader"- Though it is less common and probably limited, yes you can discredit attributes or things other than persons.
- Hello, sleepless - and welcome to English Forums.
- First of all, discredit.
- Do you always discredit a person, or can you discredit the person´s attribute as in "discrediting the infallibility of the leader"- Though it is less common and probably limited, yes you can discredit attributes or things other than persons.
- " Secondly, is it correct to say that health is ailing?
- Or is it the person who is ailing, if he has bad/weak health?
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Hello, sleepless - and welcome to English Forums.
First of all, discredit. Do you always discredit a person, or can you discredit the person´s attribute as in "discrediting the infallibility of the leader"- Though it is less common and probably limited, yes you can discredit attributes or things other than persons. Here is a dictionary entry: "
First of all, discredit. Do you always discredit a person, or can you discredit the person´s attribute as in "discrediting the infallibility of the leader"- Though it is less common and probably limited, yes you can discredit attributes or things other than persons. Here is a dictionary entry: "
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