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Fuchsia Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Unnatural vs wooden

a) The example sentence appears unnatural.

b) The example sentence appears wooden.

Could you please tell me whether there exists any difference between the two above? Thanks in advance!

  

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a) is correct. The word "wooden" is seldom heard, and when it is, it is usually to describe people or situations directly involving people, for example: He's a wooden (stiff, unnatural) man. He gave a wooden (stiff, unnatural) performance

  • a) is correct.
  • The word "wooden" is seldom heard, and when it is, it is usually to describe people or situations directly involving people, for example: He's a wooden (stiff, unnatural) man.
  • He gave a wooden (stiff, unnatural) performance
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a) is correct. The word "wooden" is seldom heard, and when it is, it is usually to describe people or situations directly involving people, for example:


He's a wooden (stiff, unnatural) man.

He gave a wooden (stiff, unnatural) performance

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