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Salam1101 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

The difference between.....

Hi
''We haven't seen a movie IN / FOR a long time.''
Does it make any difference in the meaning.
Off topic, what do you call a person who gets easily excited but quick to cool down.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi "in" or "for" - it doesn't matter. There is no discernible difference to me. Personally, I tend to use "in".

  • Hi "in" or "for" - it doesn't matter.
  • There is no discernible difference to me.
  • Personally, I tend to use "in".
  • I don't know of a single word that covers the type of person you describe.
  • CJ
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Hi

"in" or "for" - it doesn't matter. There is no discernible difference to me. Personally, I tend to use "in".

I don't know of a single word that covers the type of person you describe.

CJ
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Thanks for the quick response, Jim.
What do you think about wishy, washy? I'm not sure if it describes this kind of person.
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"wishy-washy" doesn't capture the idea of person who gets excited easily.
"wishy-washy" is "indecisive", "lacking strong opinions".

A hot-head gets excited to anger easily, but this word does not cover the cool-down idea you presented. Also, it wasn't clear to me whether you meant excited to anger or excited in the sense of enthusiastic. I assumed "anger".
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Someone who gets interested in something new but gets bored or tired with it soon.
Actually, this is an expresion in Japanese and I was wondering if we can find it in English as well. [:^)]
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***le?

I don't think there really is a good translation for this in one word.
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Thank you all for your time and responses. Emotion: smile
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Something like:

'Harebrain'?

'Flibbertigibbet'?

MrP

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