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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Usage of word here
I heard the sentence off of a radio broadcast show or something(don't remember exactly),
"As a matter of fact, being either extremely realistic or unrealistic each has its very deadly consequences, and as a person who has suffered from both ends, I will definitely say one should absolutely think twice before taking any action, make sure that s/he's not jumping headlong into something that will not pay off or will eventually kill him/herself while being at it."
I'm not quiet positive about my idea on this,
but I think that the "deadly" here's bit too intensive, or even illogical,
because if that person suffered from "deadly" consequences,
that would probably mean that s/he have died twice according to the context...
But then it leaves the question, which word should be used here to indicate a meaning of extreme devastation?
All I can think of is "fatal", but don't you think that's almost equivalent in meaning to the word "deadly"?
"As a matter of fact, being either extremely realistic or unrealistic each has its very deadly consequences, and as a person who has suffered from both ends, I will definitely say one should absolutely think twice before taking any action, make sure that s/he's not jumping headlong into something that will not pay off or will eventually kill him/herself while being at it."
I'm not quiet positive about my idea on this,
but I think that the "deadly" here's bit too intensive, or even illogical,
because if that person suffered from "deadly" consequences,
that would probably mean that s/he have died twice according to the context...
But then it leaves the question, which word should be used here to indicate a meaning of extreme devastation?
All I can think of is "fatal", but don't you think that's almost equivalent in meaning to the word "deadly"?
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chivalry All I can think of is "fatal", but don't you think that's almost equivalent in meaning to the word "deadly"? fatal is equivalent to deadly . Try dire .
- chivalry All I can think of is "fatal", but don't you think that's almost equivalent in meaning to the word "deadly"?
- fatal is equivalent to deadly .
- Try dire .
- CJ
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chivalryAll I can think of is "fatal", but don't you think that's almost equivalent in meaning to the word "deadly"?fatal is equivalent to deadly. Try dire.
CJ
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Only one meaning of 'deadly' means 'causing death' ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deadly?r=66 )
...don't you think that's almost equivalent in meaning to the word "deadly"?-- Yes, for that one meaning; otherwise,
...don't you think that's almost equivalent in meaning to the word "deadly"?-- Yes, for that one meaning; otherwise,
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