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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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skeptical/suspicious

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00"The suspicious wife checked her husband's pockets thoroughly."02br
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00Can we use 'skeptical' instead of 'suspicious' here?02br
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00Cane we use 'examined' instead of 'checked' here?02br
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e. 02br 02br 02br 02br 00Suspicious means something or someone with questionable intention or nature. 02br 02br 00The man in the elevator with us earlier really looked strangely suspicious.

— Goodman

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  • 02br 02br 02br 02br 00Suspicious means something or someone with questionable intention or nature.
  • 02br 02br 00The man in the elevator with us earlier really looked strangely suspicious.
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0In real life, skeptical is a nicer, or perhaps another way of saying “00I don’t really believe or feel certain00…”00 00i.e. “I am feeling skeptical about his ability as a manager, let alone being promoted to the directorship”.02br
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00Suspicious means something or someone with questionable intention or nature. 02br
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0Hi Goodman,02br
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00Thank you very much for your input. Do you mean 'skeptical' is not appropriate here?02br
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00Examine - is more formal and higher degree in details02br
00I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean, could you please explain it? Does 'examined' can be used here?02br
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00Thank you very much.0-
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0The wife could be 01i00skeptical of/about the excuses 02i00her husband has been giving her about why he has been late coming home lately. That makes her suspicious of his real actions. (She doubts his word.)02br
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00I would use "check out." That has more of a sense of looking inside. 02br
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00If I "examine" a pocket, I'm givin
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0 Why don's construct a few sentences and let us see if you understand the usage. 02br
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00CSI "00examines"00 the crime scene evidence 02br
00You lost you keys. Did you00check00 your coat pocket? 0-
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0Hi GG,02br
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00Thank you very much for your reply.02br
00However, I don't understand what the difference is between 'skeptical' and 'suspicious'. Are they interchangeable in some way? Can I say 'The wife could be 01b00suspicious02b00 of the excuses her husband has been giving her about why he has been late coming home lately. That makes
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0I would say you are skeptical about/of what people 01i00tell02i00 you.0-
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0Hi Goodman and GG,02br
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00Thank you both very much for your kind help. I think I can understand the difference between 'check' and 'examine' here. As for 'skeptical' and 'suspicious', do you mean we don't say "I'm suspicious of what you said"? i.e. Isn't 'suspicious used in this way?02br
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00Thanks a lot.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I just got an example from online dictionary as follows:02br
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00" 00I am sceptical about his chances of winning.00 "02h3

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00Can I use 'suspicious' instead of 'sceptical' here?02h3

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00If yes, do they mean the same?02h3

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00Thank you very much.02h3

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0 I guess if you said that, people perhaps may understand what you mean. However, in real usage, they are not interchangeable in my opinion.02br
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00" 00I am sKeptical about his chances of winning" = you have doubt about his chances...02br
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00Can I use 'suspicious' instead of 'sceptical' here? = 01sup00no02br
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01cite10Goodman12cite10" 10I am sKeptical about his chances of winning" = you have doubt about his chances...12br
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10Hi Goodman,12br
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10Thank you again very much for your kind help.12br
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101.I am doubtful about his chances of winning.12br
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