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Coachpotato Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
sore point / subject
Which word would be correct in the following sentence, point or subject. Any other posibilities?
'It may not be a good idea to tell John how much you paid for the tickets. Money is a bit of a sore ...... with him at the moment.'
TIA
'It may not be a good idea to tell John how much you paid for the tickets. Money is a bit of a sore ...... with him at the moment.'
TIA
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Hi, Which word would be correct in the following sentence, point or subject . Any other posibilities? 'It may not be a good idea to tell John how much you paid for the tickets.
- Hi, Which word would be correct in the following sentence, point or subject .
- Any other posibilities?
- 'It may not be a good idea to tell John how much you paid for the tickets.
- Money is a bit of a sore ......
- ' The usual idioms are 'a sore point' or 'a touchy subject'.
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Hi,
Which word would be correct in the following sentence, point or subject. Any other posibilities?
'It may not be a good idea to tell John how much you paid for the tickets. Money is a bit of a sore ...... with him at the moment.'
The usual idioms are 'a sore point' or 'a touchy subje
Which word would be correct in the following sentence, point or subject. Any other posibilities?
'It may not be a good idea to tell John how much you paid for the tickets. Money is a bit of a sore ...... with him at the moment.'
The usual idioms are 'a sore point' or 'a touchy subje
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point would generate faster the expected reaction from the reader
but subject would work too
but subject would work too
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