Angliholic  +  454877 Wed, 19 Dec 07 10:07 AM When the old man saw his son for the first time in ten years, his voice trembled with emotion/thrill/excitement.   Do all of the bolded words fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks. Angliholic Joined on Wed, Feb 14 2007 SomewhereinFormosa Veteran Member 6,474 Without true love, life is meaningless and worthless since our physical world is nothing but a dream. ~~Angliholic~~簡瑞達

	Yoong Liat  +  454879 Wed, 19 Dec 07 10:14 AM  Angliholic wrote: When the old man saw his son for the first time in ten years, his voice trembled with emotion/thrill/excitement.   Do all of the bolded words fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks. Only 'emotion' could be used. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757

	Hoa Thai  +  454886 Wed, 19 Dec 07 10:54 AM  Yoong Liat wrote:  Angliholic wrote: When the old man saw his son for the first time in ten years, his voice trembled with emotion/thrill/excitement.   Do all of the bolded words fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks. Only 'emotion' could be used. Hi, I would like to add excitement to the list. According to American Heritage Dictionary, one might tremble due to excitement or anger. Here is an article from New York Times with the exact phrase, "his voice trembled with excitement" : http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A04E4DA1538E233A25751C1A9609C94639ED7CF Best Regards, Hoa Thai Hoa Thai Joined on Mon, Oct 15 2007 Vietnam Contributing Member 1,100 Best Regards - Hoa Thai Regards, Articles

	Philip  +  454959 Wed, 19 Dec 07 02:44 PM I agree with leaving 'thrill' off the list.  In response to another part of your question.  No, they do not mean the same thing.  'Emotion' could refer to any number of feelings, excitement being only one of them. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,737 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Angliholic  +  455100 Wed, 19 Dec 07 11:43 PM  Philip wrote: I agree with leaving 'thrill' off the list.  In response to another part of your question.  No, they do not mean the same thing.  'Emotion' could refer to any number of feelings, excitement being only one of them. Thanks, my helpful friends. But there is still one point that isn't clear to me. Doesn't "thrill" also refer to a kind of feelings? Why doesn't it fit in the context? Angliholic

	Philip  +  455104 Wed, 19 Dec 07 11:54 PM  Angliholic wrote:  Philip wrote: I agree with leaving 'thrill' off the list.  In response to another part of your question.  No, they do not mean the same thing.  'Emotion' could refer to any number of feelings, excitement being only one of them. Thanks, my helpful friends. But there is still one point that isn't clear to me. Doesn't "thrill" also refer to a kind of feelings? Why doesn't it fit in the context? I can't see one's voice trembling with thrill.  It just doesn't fit. Philip

	Hoa Thai  +  455115 Thu, 20 Dec 07 12:12 AM  Angliholic wrote:  Philip wrote: I agree with leaving 'thrill' off the list.  In response to another part of your question.  No, they do not mean the same thing.  'Emotion' could refer to any number of feelings, excitement being only one of them. Thanks, my helpful friends. But there is still one point that isn't clear to me. Doesn't "thrill" also refer to a kind of feelings? Why doesn't it fit in the context? Hi Angliholic, Again, from American Heritage Dictionary: "thrill ..... n. A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion. A source or cause of excitement or emotion." So my thought was that thrill and tremble together seems reduntdant. I, myself, have used either one but not in combination. Others might have different opinions. Best Regards, Hoa Thai Hoa Thai Regards