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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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the waves were too high/violent/strong/large

I couldn't go swimming in the ocean this weekend because the waves were too high/violent/strong/large.

I wonder if all of the underlined words fit into the above sample and convey the same idea. Your advice? Thanks.
  

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The only one that doesn't work is "large". The others express the nature of the waves.

— Feebs11

  • The only one that doesn't work is "large".
  • The others express the nature of the waves.
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The only one that doesn't work is "large". The others express the nature of the waves.
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I had the same impression, but then I found at the BNC:

http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=large++waves
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Thanks, Feebs and Marius.
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