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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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the suspected/suspicious thief
Using video cameras, the surveillance team kept a close eye on the suspected/suspicious thief.
Do both suspected and suspicious fit in the above and convey a similar idea? Thanks.
Do both suspected and suspicious fit in the above and convey a similar idea? Thanks.
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Either sounds a bit unnatural to me. Maybe 'person' instead of 'thief' would make it better. Then both 'suspected' and 'suspicious' look okay.
- Either sounds a bit unnatural to me.
- Maybe 'person' instead of 'thief' would make it better.
- Then both 'suspected' and 'suspicious' look okay.
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Either sounds a bit unnatural to me. Maybe 'person' instead of 'thief' would make it better. Then both 'suspected' and 'suspicious' look okay.
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a suspicious thief is a thief who feels suspicious about something.
Stick to suspected.
Stick to suspected.
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