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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Tarry
Hi.
Can I rephrase
She was not anxious but puzzled that her husband tarried
as
She was not anxious but puzzled that her husband delayed in comming
?Or do I have to rephrase it as:
She was not anxious but puzzled that her husband delayed in leaving
?Thanks in advance!
Can I rephrase
She was not anxious but puzzled that her husband tarried
as
She was not anxious but puzzled that her husband delayed in comming
?Or do I have to rephrase it as:
She was not anxious but puzzled that her husband delayed in leaving
?Thanks in advance!
Top answer
Well, both are correct, apart from the way you spelt "coming". It depends what it is that her husband delayed doing. To delay coming and to delay leaving could both be described as tarrying.
- Well, both are correct, apart from the way you spelt "coming".
- It depends what it is that her husband delayed doing.
- To delay coming and to delay leaving could both be described as tarrying.
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Well, both are correct, apart from the way you spelt "coming". It depends what it is that her husband delayed doing. To delay coming and to delay leaving could both be described as tarrying.
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I don't think either of those replacement sentences are good.
You can't say delayed in in this way. You could say that he delayed an event - for example, he delayed his departure, but I don't think delayed is the right word to use here. If someone delays an event, he is deliberately making that event late. Tarry doesn't necessarily mean that the d
You can't say delayed in in this way. You could say that he delayed an event - for example, he delayed his departure, but I don't think delayed is the right word to use here. If someone delays an event, he is deliberately making that event late. Tarry doesn't necessarily mean that the d
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