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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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"...'fat' is an unflattering or/and pejorative word."

Hi,

I wonder what the possible differences in meaning between these two sentences are. I am sometimes confused by the two.

Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering or pejorative word.

Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering and pejorative word.

Thank you in advance.

Best wishes,

PBF
  

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Hi, I wonder what the possible differences in meaning between these two sentences are. I am sometimes confused by the two. Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering or pejorative word.

  • Hi, I wonder what the possible differences in meaning between these two sentences are.
  • I am sometimes confused by the two.
  • Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering or pejorative word.
  • Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering and pejorative word.
  • These ways of speaking are often interchanged.
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Hi,

I wonder what the possible differences in meaning between these two sentences are. I am sometimes confused by the two.

Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering or pejorative word.

Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering and pejorative word.


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