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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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To silence/quiet someone
The mayor gave up trying to silence the crowd.
If the crowd doesn't have a message or anything, they're just being loud, and the mayor tries to get them to be silent, could I use "silence" or would "quiet" be a better choice?
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Both 'silence' and 'quiet' are good. Neither is better than the other, but 'silence' strikes me as a slightly higher register word. CJ
- Both 'silence' and 'quiet' are good.
- Neither is better than the other, but 'silence' strikes me as a slightly higher register word.
- CJ
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Both 'silence' and 'quiet' are good. Neither is better than the other, but 'silence' strikes me as a slightly higher register word.
CJ
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