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Mr. Tom Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of dither

Hi

Is the use of dither (hesitate) and/or the idiom 'all of a dither' (confused) common in everyday English?

  1. We must stop dithering and decide where we want to go.
  2. I don't know why my father has the dithers.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom 1. We must stop dithering and decide where we want to go.

— GPY

  • Mr.
  • Tom 1.
  • We must stop dithering and decide where we want to go.
  • Here in England at least, verb "dither" is common enough, and it is a good word to use in the appropriate context.
  • This sentence is fine.
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Mr. Tom1. We must stop dithering and decide where we want to go.

Here in England at least, verb "dither" is common enough, and it is a good word to use in the appropriate context. This sentence is fine.

Mr. TomI don't know why my father has the dithers.

The expression "to have the dithers" is not common in my exper

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