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MIA6 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

some words

01. The words 'hate' and 'resent', which one is stronger?02br
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002. What's the difference between 'imitate' and 'emulate'?02br
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003. What's the difference among 'dreadful', 'horrible' and 'terrible' (or more-- scary, fearful)?02br
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00Thanks for helping me to figure out those words.0-
  

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01. Hate and resent have different meanings so it's a little hard to say which is stronger. You can hate someone without resenting them and resent someone without hating them.

— Nona the brit

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  • Hate and resent have different meanings so it's a little hard to say which is stronger.
  • You can hate someone without resenting them and resent someone without hating them.
  • 02br 02br 00You might imitate someone's walk to make fun of them.
  • You would try to emulate someone's academic success - you wouldn't be copying their exact actions, you wouldn't need to take the same subjects etc, but you would want the same success at the end.
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01. Hate and resent have different meanings so it's a little hard to say which is stronger. You can hate someone without resenting them and resent someone without hating them. Probably genuine hate but it is often used less seriously.02br
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01b00emulate =02b00 to strive to equal or excel 02br
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01b00imitate02b00
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0 Hi,nona the brit, thanks for your help, but i have a question: What's the difference between resent and hate? I thought they had the same meaning, but you said they were different, so hope you can tell me, thanks. 0-
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0 "I hate broccoli!!" not "I resent broccoli"02br
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00Hate is more clear cut (really don't like), resent includes some feeling of hate. Usually, you will see "resent" with some action:02br
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00"She resents being paid less than her co-workers" - 01a05000 02a02br
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