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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
With pain
Can one use:
a) They will kill me with pain.
instead of:
b) They will kill me painfully.
I think (a) means something else. It seems to mean that they will inflict so much pain on me that I will die of pain.
(b) seems to be saying that they will kill me in a painful manner.
Gratefully,
Navi.
a) They will kill me with pain.
instead of:
b) They will kill me painfully.
I think (a) means something else. It seems to mean that they will inflict so much pain on me that I will die of pain.
(b) seems to be saying that they will kill me in a painful manner.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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instead of:b) They will kill me painfully. No. navitasan I think (a) means something else.
- instead of:b) They will kill me painfully.
- No.
- navitasan I think (a) means something else.
- (b) seems to be saying that they will kill me in a painful manner.
- I agree, but A remains odd.
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navitasanCan one use:a) They will kill me with pain.instead of:b) They will kill me painfully.No.
navitasanI think (a) means something else. It seems to mean that they will inflict so much pain on me that I will die of pain.(b) seems to be saying that they will kill me in a painful manner.I agree, but A remains odd.
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