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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
slavish v. servile v. submissive v. subservient
"the secretary is slavish toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly."
This is the original.
I would like to ask that which of the following is correct and idiomatic instead original?
1) the secretary is servile toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
2) the secretary is submissive toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
3) the secretary is subservient toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
Source: Newbury House Dictionary and WordWeb.
Thank you.
This is the original.
I would like to ask that which of the following is correct and idiomatic instead original?
1) the secretary is servile toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
2) the secretary is submissive toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
3) the secretary is subservient toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
Source: Newbury House Dictionary and WordWeb.
Thank you.
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I would like to ask that which of the following is correct and idiomatic instead of the original? Which one do you think is correct and idiomatic instead of the original?
- I would like to ask that which of the following is correct and idiomatic instead of the original?
- Which one do you think is correct and idiomatic instead of the original?
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I would like to ask that which of the following is correct and idiomatic instead of the original?
Which one do you think is correct and idiomatic instead of the original?
Which one do you think is correct and idiomatic instead of the original?
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EnglishmavenI would like to ask that which of the following is correct and idiomatic instead of the original?Which one do you think is correct and idiomatic instead of the original?I cannot know which one is correct and idiomatic because they are rarely used words even sometimes dictionaries use them incorrectly. So I wanted to asked them here.
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2) the secretary is submissive toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
3) the secretary is subservient toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
2) the secretary is submissive toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
3) the secretary is subservient toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly
hhttI cannot know which one is correctThey are all correct.
hhttand idiomaticNone is idiomati
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Mister Micawber1)2) the secretary is submissive toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly3) the secretary is subservient toward the boss; he yells at her, and she just keeps working quietly. They are all correct.hhttand idiomaticNone is idiomatic.hhttthey are rarely used wordsNot really; you just don't hear them in conversation often. Thus they
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hhttWhat does "I doubt that seriously" mean?That means 'I certainly don't think so'.
hhtt It is strange for me having four overlaping words in this contex.I think that you will find many more sets of synonyms as you continue your English studies. One of the commonest questions we get here is 'What is the difference, X
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hhttbecause they are rarely used words even sometimes dictionaries use them incorrectly.If they are rarely used, that means that we use them very infrequently, (if ever) too.
These words don't just trip off our tongues in everyday conversations.
Consult fraze.it for example sentence
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