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The trouble stirred up over Odyssey's Black Swan Project

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Angliholic  +  662638 Wed, 04 Feb 09 12:06 PM
The Sussex controversy pales in comparison to the trouble stirred up over Odyssey's Black Swan Project.


Hi,
Does "stirred up" in the above equal "brought about?" Thanks.
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yizhivika  +  662895 Wed, 04 Feb 09 06:15 PM
Hi Angliholic,

No, I wouldn't say that the verb phrases "stirred up" and "brought about" are direct equivalents; "to stir up" carries the implication of aroused passions, whereas "to bring about" doesn't.

Since the word "controversy" (which also implies aroused passions) has been used earlier in the sentence, "stirred up" is a much better verb phrase to use here than would be "brought about".
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