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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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the terrible/horrible/frightening news

0Judy 01b00was in tears02b00 when she heard the01b00 terrible02b00 news about her friend's death.02br
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01b00... was shedding tears all over her face ... horrible/frightening ....02b02br
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00The second of the above is how I interpret the first. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.0-
  

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0was in tears - yes I suppose you could interpret it that way, but it sounds a bit odd. 02br 02br 00terrible - yes I'd agree that horrible is reasonably close. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0was in tears - yes I suppose you could interpret it that way, but it sounds a bit odd.
  • 02br 02br 00terrible - yes I'd agree that horrible is reasonably close.
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0was in tears - yes I suppose you could interpret it that way, but it sounds a bit odd. She was crying.02br
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00terrible - yes I'd agree that horrible is reasonably close. Frightening isn't.0-
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0Thanks, Nona.02br
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00But what are the basic differences between terrible and frightening? Is frightening more shocking than horrible?0-
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0If someone comes up from behind and screams, you'll get scared or be frightened. But you don't get scared by news.02br
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00I think the difference is frightened and scared both need an external factor that gets/drive the recipient into the state of fear. In the example above, the external factor is the loud sound and the agent that delivers it is a person, someone. Terribl
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