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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
strike/hit
Hello,
I have seen both used in collocation with ideas and thoughts, but I think that hit has a slightly negative connotation. I would say "That's when it hit me that my life would never be the same again." I am not sure if strike would work here. Would it?
Can they both be used in these sentences: "It struck her that this was not perhaps the best time to bring up the subject." and "The first thing that struck me about Alex was his self-confidence."? Well, struck has already been used, so can we use hit here?
Thank you
I have seen both used in collocation with ideas and thoughts, but I think that hit has a slightly negative connotation. I would say "That's when it hit me that my life would never be the same again." I am not sure if strike would work here. Would it?
Can they both be used in these sentences: "It struck her that this was not perhaps the best time to bring up the subject." and "The first thing that struck me about Alex was his self-confidence."? Well, struck has already been used, so can we use hit here?
Thank you
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You may use them both about thoughts as they convey the same things -- the unbidden nature of the understanding and the considerable force of the realization.
- You may use them both about thoughts as they convey the same things -- the unbidden nature of the understanding and the considerable force of the realization.
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You may use them both about thoughts as they convey the same things -- the unbidden nature of the understanding and the considerable force of the realization.
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I am sure there will be at least one person objecting to my use of the two verbs. It always happens 
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Oh, there's something I neglected to mention. Can they still both be used here: "Production has been badly struck/hit by the recession."? Also, we say "When the pain hit him...", not "When the pain struck him...", yes?
Thank you, deadrat
Thank you, deadrat
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Pain personified can do whatever a person can, so both "hit" and "strike" are appropriate.
The idiom "take a hit" means sustain a blow, so "production has been hit by the recession" is appropriate.
"Struck" has another meaning, namely being the target of a labor stoppage, so "production has been struck" is not appropriate in your example. Note that the idiom "take a strike" appl
The idiom "take a hit" means sustain a blow, so "production has been hit by the recession" is appropriate.
"Struck" has another meaning, namely being the target of a labor stoppage, so "production has been struck" is not appropriate in your example. Note that the idiom "take a strike" appl
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Gene93I am sure there will be at least one person objecting to my use of the two verbs. It always happens .I don't see why it should.
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