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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
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What's the difference between spoil and destroy ?
That car accident destroyed/spoiled all his life.
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That car accident destroyed/spoile d his life . 'Destroy' is more devastating than 'spoil'—and is more appropriate here.
- That car accident destroyed/spoile d his life .
- 'Destroy' is more devastating than 'spoil'—and is more appropriate here.
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That car accident destroyed/spoiled his life.
'Destroy' is more devastating than 'spoil'—and is more appropriate here.
'Destroy' is more devastating than 'spoil'—and is more appropriate here.
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Mister MicawberThat car accident destroyed/spoiled his life.'Destroy' is more devastating than 'spoil'—and is more appropriate here.If we add another sentence :After that , he was confined to a wheelchair . We must use ruin . Right ?
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wangqh2696122After that , he was confined to a wheelchair . We must use ruin . Right ?No. Why should that be?
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“he was confined to a wheelchair ” indicates that less devasting, so I choose ruin.
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wangqh2696122“he was confined to a wheelchair ” indicates that less devastatingI don't agree....but less devastating than what?
wangqh2696122so I choose ruin.I see no real difference between ruin and destroy here.
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