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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
to shun/avoid someone or something
Hello,
How would you differentiate between:
- I avoid/shun familiarity with pirates.
- Since then I shun/avoid all forms of luxury.
As far as I know shun means "to deliberately avoid", whereas "avoid" could be both deliberate/indeliberate.
How would you differentiate between:
- I avoid/shun familiarity with pirates.
- Since then I shun/avoid all forms of luxury.
As far as I know shun means "to deliberately avoid", whereas "avoid" could be both deliberate/indeliberate.
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" Gene93 - I avoid/shun familiarity with pirates. That's unnatural; I'm not sure what kind of pirates you're talking about! Gene93 - Since the n, I have shu nned /avoi ded all forms of luxury.
- " Gene93 - I avoid/shun familiarity with pirates.
- That's unnatural; I'm not sure what kind of pirates you're talking about!
- Gene93 - Since the n, I have shu nned /avoi ded all forms of luxury.
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"Shun" is usually stronger (more deliberate/persistent) than "avoid."
Gene93- I avoid/shun familiarity with pirates.That's unnatural; I'm not sure what kind of pirates you're talking about!
Gene93- Since then, I have shunned/avoided all forms of luxury.
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Here are a few comments on how I hear and see this word. used
'Shun' is most often used with people. eg I shunned Tom.
There is also a sense of punishing the person,
eg I shunned Tom because he was a thief.
It also implies that you know or have an opportunity to meet the person
eg I shunned Trump is odd because I've never been near him.
'Shun' is most often used with people. eg I shunned Tom.
There is also a sense of punishing the person,
eg I shunned Tom because he was a thief.
It also implies that you know or have an opportunity to meet the person
eg I shunned Trump is odd because I've never been near him.
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