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Victorycountry Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

the meaning of 'dilemma'

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00I just want to understand the meaning of the 01u00'dilemma'02u00 clearly here.02br
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00e.g. - Boro's 01u00dilemma02u00 is that they need to get the ball to Yakubu and Mark Viduka from the flanks to win games but that leaves them more open. 02br
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01b00Meaning02b00 - "a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance"02br
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00When someone says someone's dilemma does it always followed by two choices like above?02br
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00If so can I say like "John want to study both Japanese and French at the University next year but his dilemma is that he can study only one of them"02br
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00Thanks in advance. 0-
  

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0 Your meaning is in my opinion correct. A dilemma is a very difficult problem, where you don't have a good and a bad choice / option. 0-

  • 0 Your meaning is in my opinion correct.
  • A dilemma is a very difficult problem, where you don't have a good and a bad choice / option.
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0 Your meaning is in my opinion correct. A dilemma is a very difficult problem, where you don't have a good and a bad choice / option. Most you have problems to get out of a dilemma.0-
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00<>When someone says someone's dilemma, 11del10does12del10 is it always followed by two choices...? If so, can I say 11del10like12del10 "John want11b10s12b10 to study both Japanese and French at the University next year, but his dilemma is that he can study only one of them"
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0Hi,02br
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00In everyday English, the word 'dilemma' is sometimes used loosely, to just refer to a difficult choice, 02br
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00eg Should I marry Mary or Betty?02br
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00If you want to be more precise, a dilemma is a situation in which you need to choose between two alternatives, and both of them involve problems/difficulties. In
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hi! thanks a lot. more power!

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