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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Sway

Sway means dominion only in the physical sense or in the abstract sense as well?
  

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You can also have a mental sway over another person. "I was swayed in my choice of movies by what you said earlier. "

— Doctor D

  • You can also have a mental sway over another person.
  • "I was swayed in my choice of movies by what you said earlier.
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You can also have a mental sway over another person.

"I was swayed in my choice of movies by what you said earlier."
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I always thought that sway used in the context which you did meant 'swing'!?
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No. Sway meaning to influence or be influenced by.

Swing can be used for "to change." My opinion of the movie swung from good to bad as I watched.
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