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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Wiggle or wriggle?
Hi, Please help! Often when you dress a toddler, he/she wiggles or wriggles? .......So do you say "Don't wiggle" or "Don't wriggle"? ......Thanks.
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Hi, They're two different words. q=wriggle It's a fine line between the two, and if your toddler is doing either one, either word will suffice.
- Hi, They're two different words.
- q=wriggle It's a fine line between the two, and if your toddler is doing either one, either word will suffice.
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Not easy to draw a conclusion from the dictionary entries. I found they can be used interchangeably sometimes.
It seems to me that wiggle is followed by a part of the body, and wriggle by the whole body.
If I want to pass a narrow door, should I wriggle across the door?
If I want to move forward through an over-crowded bus, should I wriggle through the pa
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I agree, it's not easy. Sometimes they are interchangeable, sometimes they are not. Personally, I would not worry too much about which word you use when speaking. Either one will be understood.
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