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A Blinkin' Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
sense, senses or reasoning?
Out of sense, senses, or reasoning, which fits better in these sentences:
People should have normal human sense.
He has normal human sense and thinking.
That is beyond man's mind and sense.
How could he work with an immature human nature or with a deficient sense?
and how do those words change the meaning of the sentence?
People should have normal human sense.
He has normal human sense and thinking.
That is beyond man's mind and sense.
How could he work with an immature human nature or with a deficient sense?
and how do those words change the meaning of the sentence?
Top answer
senses: this word refers to the 'five senses': sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Sense (as in intelligence and good judgement). We don't really use 'sense' on its own.
- senses: this word refers to the 'five senses': sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
- Sense (as in intelligence and good judgement).
- We don't really use 'sense' on its own.
- We talk of good sense, or 'common sense' (idiomatic).
- 'Out of sense' does not collocate well.
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senses: this word refers to the 'five senses': sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
Sense (as in intelligence and good judgement). We don't really use 'sense' on its own. We talk of good sense, or 'common sense' (idiomatic). 'Out of sense' does not collocate well.
There are many other meaning of sense. Can you tell us which one you intend so that we can be more accurate in ou
Sense (as in intelligence and good judgement). We don't really use 'sense' on its own. We talk of good sense, or 'common sense' (idiomatic). 'Out of sense' does not collocate well.
There are many other meaning of sense. Can you tell us which one you intend so that we can be more accurate in ou
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I mean to use the word sense to be like reasoning or common sense. will this work?
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like I said
"Sense (as in intelligence and good judgement). We don't really use 'sense' on its own. We talk of good sense, or 'common sense' (idiomatic). 'Out of sense' does not collocate well."
This is the meaning I thought you meant so most of my comments on your sentences still apply.
so, the answer is no, you can't use it in this way.
"Sense (as in intelligence and good judgement). We don't really use 'sense' on its own. We talk of good sense, or 'common sense' (idiomatic). 'Out of sense' does not collocate well."
This is the meaning I thought you meant so most of my comments on your sentences still apply.
so, the answer is no, you can't use it in this way.
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