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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Use of spoil
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Would you say spoil works in these sentences?
1) The doctors couldn't diagnose the problem and ended up spoiling her case badly.
[Or simply: The doctor spoiled her case.]
2) For months Mr. Ashir's secretary misquoted him and totally spoiled his image in people's eyes.
[spoiled his image = that people (even strangers) started to have a bad opinion of Mr. Ashir.]
3) You really spoiled such a nice dream -- but, yes, it's time to get up.
Thanks,
Tom
Would you say spoil works in these sentences?
1) The doctors couldn't diagnose the problem and ended up spoiling her case badly.
[Or simply: The doctor spoiled her case.]
2) For months Mr. Ashir's secretary misquoted him and totally spoiled his image in people's eyes.
[spoiled his image = that people (even strangers) started to have a bad opinion of Mr. Ashir.]
3) You really spoiled such a nice dream -- but, yes, it's time to get up.
Thanks,
Tom
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It works for #3, but I would probably replace "spoil" with the proper conjugation of "ruin" in each instance. I usually use this version of "spoil" to mean causing someone else to fail, despite having no hope to succeed. "H.
- It works for #3, but I would probably replace "spoil" with the proper conjugation of "ruin" in each instance.
- I usually use this version of "spoil" to mean causing someone else to fail, despite having no hope to succeed.
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It works for #3, but I would probably replace "spoil" with the proper conjugation of "ruin" in each instance.
I usually use this version of "spoil" to mean causing someone else to fail, despite having no hope to succeed.
"H. Ross Perot spoiled George HW Bush's bid for re-election, allowing Bill Clinton to win the presidency."
I usually use this version of "spoil" to mean causing someone else to fail, despite having no hope to succeed.
"H. Ross Perot spoiled George HW Bush's bid for re-election, allowing Bill Clinton to win the presidency."
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So do they work now?
1) The doctors couldn't diagnose the problem and ended up ruining her case badly. (Or: The doctor ruined her case.)
2) For months Mr. Ashir's secretary misquoted him and totally ruined his image in people's eyes.
3) You really spoiled/ruined such a nice dream -- but, yes, it's time to get up.
Tha
1) The doctors couldn't diagnose the problem and ended up ruining her case badly. (Or: The doctor ruined her case.)
2) For months Mr. Ashir's secretary misquoted him and totally ruined his image in people's eyes.
3) You really spoiled/ruined such a nice dream -- but, yes, it's time to get up.
Tha
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Would you say spoil works in these sentences? Except as noted,
1) The doctors couldn't diagnose the problem and ended up spoiling her case badly.
[Or simply: The doctor spoiled her case.]
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1) The doctors couldn't diagnose the problem and ended up spoiling her case badly.
[Or simply: The doctor spoiled her case.]
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