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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Stirred up
Consider the following sentence:
"His speech stirred up the crowd."
Is the verb 'to stir up' only used when speaking of negative things?
For instance, if someone said:
"I would like to express my deep admiration for the people of this country."
Would it also make sense to say "His speech stirred up the crowd."
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Christine Christie Is the verb 'to stir up' only used when speaking of negative things? Not at all. An orator may excite a crowd to do good things or to do destructive things.
- Christine Christie Is the verb 'to stir up' only used when speaking of negative things?
- Not at all.
- An orator may excite a crowd to do good things or to do destructive things.
- Either way you can describe it as "stirring up" the crowd.
- CJ
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Christine ChristieIs the verb 'to stir up' only used when speaking of negative things?
Not at all. An orator may excite a crowd to do good things or to do destructive things. Either way you can describe it as "stirring up" the crowd.
CJ
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