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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
to die away (of conversation)
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Would it be natural to say: "They talked for thirty minutes and then the conversation died away"?
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Would it be natural to say: "They talked for thirty minutes and then the conversation died away"?
Thank you
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Yes.
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Thank you. I might be wrong, GPY, but I think that "away" implies that the conversation drops/ends. A friend of mine suggested "die down" which is also acceptable, but has a slightly different meaning in my opinion. If it dies down, they talk less.
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Thank you for your help.
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Compared to "die down", "die away" may suggest more strongly that it ceased altogether.
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