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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.
smirk
to smile in an unpleasant way because you are pleased with yourself, glad about someone else's trouble, etc. She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.
[M-W's Learner's Dic.]
That would suggest "she" was pleased with herself (which would me whatever it is it pleases her). Perhaps, it was her competitor who lost the game and it made her happy. Do I have it right? Please let me know. Thanks.
to smile in an unpleasant way because you are pleased with yourself, glad about someone else's trouble, etc. She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.
[M-W's Learner's Dic.]
That would suggest "she" was pleased with herself (which would me whatever it is it pleases her). Perhaps, it was her competitor who lost the game and it made her happy. Do I have it right? Please let me know. Thanks.
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I agree with your analysis. There's not enough context to guess what her role is in this scenario. I suspect that rather than a "game," it was some other kind of contest - eg, a beauty pagent, the Academy Awards, etc.
- I agree with your analysis.
- There's not enough context to guess what her role is in this scenario.
- I suspect that rather than a "game," it was some other kind of contest - eg, a beauty pagent, the Academy Awards, etc.
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I agree with your analysis.
There's not enough context to guess what her role is in this scenario.
I suspect that rather than a "game," it was some other kind of contest - eg, a beauty pagent, the Academy Awards, etc.
There's not enough context to guess what her role is in this scenario.
I suspect that rather than a "game," it was some other kind of contest - eg, a beauty pagent, the Academy Awards, etc.
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AvangiI suspect that rather than a "game," it was some other kind of contestHi Avangi
I was checking the definition of "game" in the M-W. You are "contest" should have been used to be more specific. But in my opinion using "game" is also correct, at least as far definitions of the words go. Perhaps, it's less idiomatic than using "contest".
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I think "to be in direct oposition to each other" is open to interpretation.
Quite often a game has a referee to make sure the rules are followed (the umpire calls the ***** and strikes), whereas a contest has judges, who decide the winners. Eg, in the Academy Awards, the members of the Academy vote to determine the winners.
Quite often a game has a referee to make sure the rules are followed (the umpire calls the ***** and strikes), whereas a contest has judges, who decide the winners. Eg, in the Academy Awards, the members of the Academy vote to determine the winners.
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AvangiI think "to be in direct oposition to each other" is open to interpretation.Hi Avangi
What did you really mean by the qouted piece? How would you interpret it? Couldn't the participants in both 'game' and 'contest' be in direct opposition? Please guide me. Thanks.
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I meant that two people can be in direct opposition to each other actively, or passively. Let's say that two different girls in two different cities are competing for your affection. Each is totally unaware of the other's existence. They're in direct opposition to each other, but not "woman-to-woman."
Similarly, you could say that all the people who buy Lotto tick
Similarly, you could say that all the people who buy Lotto tick
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