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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
the lead/leading role
The Phantom loved an opera singer, Christine, and often sang to her with his magical/magic voice. He even asked the managers of the Opera House to give Christine the lead/leading role.
For a start, are magical and magic interchangeable in the above?
Second, do lead and leading fit in the context and mean about the same? Thanks.
For a start, are magical and magic interchangeable in the above?
Second, do lead and leading fit in the context and mean about the same? Thanks.
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Hi Angliholic. Happy New Year, and congratulations on making the top 25! In my opinion, magic means real magic, if such there be, while magical can mean like magic.
- Hi Angliholic.
- Happy New Year, and congratulations on making the top 25!
- In my opinion, magic means real magic, if such there be, while magical can mean like magic.
- Lead and leading are interchangeable for the purposes of your sentence, but lead can serve either as a noun or as an adjective, while leading is only an adjective and can't stand alone.
- I want you to do the lead in the play.
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Hi Angliholic. Happy New Year, and congratulations on making the top 25!
In my opinion, magic means real magic, if such there be, while magical can mean like magic.
Lead and leading are interchangeable for the purposes of your sentence, but lead can serve either as a noun or as an adjective, while leading is only an adjective and
In my opinion, magic means real magic, if such there be, while magical can mean like magic.
Lead and leading are interchangeable for the purposes of your sentence, but lead can serve either as a noun or as an adjective, while leading is only an adjective and
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