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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Use of compunction
May I please get guidance on whether the following sentence uses the word "compunction" correctly? I have confused myself; can a person have too much of a negative feeling?
-- She desires to be a femme fatale, but has too much compunction.--
-- She desires to be a femme fatale, but has too much compunction.--
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The sentence may be correct, but I think a lot of English-speaking people would not understand it. First, the words "femme fatale" are actually French, even though they are used in the English language. Second, the word "compunction" is not widely used.
- The sentence may be correct, but I think a lot of English-speaking people would not understand it.
- First, the words "femme fatale" are actually French, even though they are used in the English language.
- Second, the word "compunction" is not widely used.
- Can you reword the sentence, using simpler words?
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The sentence may be correct, but I think a lot of English-speaking people would not understand it. First, the words "femme fatale" are actually French, even though they are used in the English language. Second, the word "compunction" is not widely used. Can you reword the sentence, using simpler words?
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"Compunction" is almost always used in the plural -- she has too many compunctions, not "too much compunction."
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