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Henry74 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Slight
Hello,
Could you please clarify the grammar of "slight" for me, in the sense of small offense?
Do you say these?
- I took it slightly at/for what he said.
- I took a slight at what he said.
- I felt slighted by his remark
- His remarks slighted me.
- He hasn't spoken to me since I slighted him two weeks ago.
- He hasn't spoken to me since I did him a slight two weeks ago.
If not, can you suggest a more idiomatic way of putting it?
Thank you
H.
Could you please clarify the grammar of "slight" for me, in the sense of small offense?
Do you say these?
- I took it slightly at/for what he said.
- I took a slight at what he said.
- I felt slighted by his remark
- His remarks slighted me.
- He hasn't spoken to me since I slighted him two weeks ago.
- He hasn't spoken to me since I did him a slight two weeks ago.
If not, can you suggest a more idiomatic way of putting it?
Thank you
H.
Top answer
It's most often "take slight at" or "feel slighted by/at". These are equivalent to "take offense at" and "feel offended by/at". - I took it slightly at/for what he said.
- It's most often "take slight at" or "feel slighted by/at".
- These are equivalent to "take offense at" and "feel offended by/at".
- - I took it slightly at/for what he said.
- No.
- - I took a slight at what he said.
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It's most often "take slight at" or "feel slighted by/at". These are equivalent to "take offense at" and "feel offended by/at".
- I took it slightly at/for what he said. No.
- I took a slight at what he said. No. Remove 'a' and it's OK.
- I felt slighted by his remark. OK
- I took it slightly at/for what he said. No.
- I took a slight at what he said. No. Remove 'a' and it's OK.
- I felt slighted by his remark. OK
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One thing that has not been mentioned is slight as a noun.
"The king could not let such a slight pass unanswered."
Where a slight here means an insult, particularly one that reduces the status of the insulted party.
"The king could not let such a slight pass unanswered."
Where a slight here means an insult, particularly one that reduces the status of the insulted party.
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rainspeakerOne thing that has not been mentioned is slight as a noun.I don't think you mean this. What part of speech did you think "slight" was in the expression "take slight"? It's a noun.
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That's fair. It's still being used differently, though. "To take slight" is like "to take offence" or "to take pleasure" -- there's00
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