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Soprano Posted 16 years ago
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The woman healed the monkey
Hi, could you please help me?
1) Someone wrote: "The woman healed the monkey". Does it sound correct to you? Should she have written: "The woman cured the monkey"? Are both correct?
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1) Someone wrote: "The woman healed the monkey". Does it sound correct to you? Should she have written: "The woman cured the monkey"? Are both correct?
2) "
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Both are correct. Some people use "healed" to descrbe a supernatural process. Others understand it as the successful application of conventional remedies.
- Both are correct.
- Some people use "healed" to descrbe a supernatural process.
- Others understand it as the successful application of conventional remedies.
- "Cured" is more often applied in the case of a particular known ailment.
- " But on the other hand, it could refer to all of his ailments - whatever's wrong with him.
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Both are correct.
Some people use "healed" to descrbe a supernatural process. Others understand it as the successful application of conventional remedies.
"Cured" is more often applied in the case of a particular known ailment.
"She cured the monkey's infection."
But on the other hand, it could refer to all of his ailments - whatever's wrong with him.
Some people use "healed" to descrbe a supernatural process. Others understand it as the successful application of conventional remedies.
"Cured" is more often applied in the case of a particular known ailment.
"She cured the monkey's infection."
But on the other hand, it could refer to all of his ailments - whatever's wrong with him.
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