Verbs?
Are there any other verbs you would use for the underlined part?
When you see him, you’ll see how talkative he is.
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teacherJapan Are there any other verbs you would use for the underlined part? When you see him, you’ll see how talkative he is. The problem is that the first, literal, "see" contaminates the second, natural, figurative one.
- teacherJapan Are there any other verbs you would use for the underlined part?
- When you see him, you’ll see how talkative he is.
- The problem is that the first, literal, "see" contaminates the second, natural, figurative one.
- I would be inclined to change the first one to "meet", not least because "when you see him" means "when he is in your field of vision".
- But if you don't want to do that, there are "find out", "realize", "appreciate", "know", "discover" and probably a lot more.
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teacherJapanAre there any other verbs you would use for the underlined part?
When you see him, you’ll see how talkative he is.
The problem is that the first, literal, "see" contaminates the second, natural, figurative one. I would be inclined to change the first one to "meet", not least because "when you see him" means "when he is in you
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