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Re: Should it be in the subjunctive?

Opportunity vs. chance You may want to buy this dictionary: Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms: A Dictionary of Discriminated Synonyms With Antonyms and Analogous and Contrasted Words very good for such comparisons, which says: ----------- Chance...

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Marius Hancu 1 yr 346 days ago

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Re: transcede

Once again, it's important to know if you want to say it with a negative or positive connotation. If you say break/violate/transgress, it has a more or less negative connotation. If you say transcend, it means go over something, and it's mainly positive. But if you look at...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 1 yr 364 days ago Verbs Negatives Synonyms
Re: transcede

>Can I transcede the limit of moral rightness? You mean transcend, I guess. And I don't think you can say that too well, it's too positive. Overstep would be better, but I don't like it that much either. I think you need transgress. It's negative enough See other synonyms here:...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 1 yr 364 days ago Verbs Negatives Synonyms
Re: "Ought to" vs. "Should."

The difference between "ought to" and "should", when they mean "giving a suggestion", is better understood when you examine expressions and examples. For example if I like a cake very much and I want to suggest someone to try it I would say: "You ought to try this cake." In this case if we use...

ESL Linguistics Discussion Forum by Aperisic 2 yr 30 days ago Verbs Difference between Negatives Expressions Synonyms
Re: Don't refuse!

Deny verb, transitive denied, denying, denies 1. To declare untrue; contradict. 2. To refuse to believe; reject. 3. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow. 4. a. To decline to grant or allow; refuse: deny the student's request; denied the prisoner food or water. b. To...

ESL, Learn Basic English Vocabulary by Likeguslee 2 yr 72 days ago Verbs Negatives Synonyms Direct objects
Re: usage abusage

Oh gosh, this is my first direct request. Do I get paid double?? I really like Merriam-Webster's online dictionary (www.m-w.com) because it often has usage notes that I find helpful. Here is what it says: synonyms SENSUOUS, SENSUAL, LUXURIOUS, VOLUPTUOUS mean relating to or providing pleasure...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Grammar Geek 2 yr 121 days ago Negatives Synonyms
churlish/morose/sulky/sullen

What is the difference between saying that a person is churlish / morose / sulky / sullen ? I know all of them have a negative meaning, but are they synonyms? Can they be used in the same context? Thanks for your answers.

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Coachpotato 2 yr 121 days ago Difference between Negatives Synonyms
Re: The word "unreality"

Hi Clive, I didn't know that. As in the case of "unreality", I've generally found the word "unreal" used as a synonym for "non-existent". Probably I'm more used to the more technical meanings of some words. When used with its "slangy hyperbolic sense", does "unreal" have a positive or a...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Sextus 2 yr 314 days ago Negatives Synonyms
Re: HARDLY (MEANING)

The adverb "hardly" is not positioned so freely as other adverbs. It is placed just before the verb. The same is true for its synonyms "scarcely" and "barely". Note that these are adverbs of negative polarity and that "not" itself has the same property. It, too, is placed just before the...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 2 yr 320 days ago Verbs Adverbs Negatives Synonyms
Re: Is it OK to say...

1) Not sure about this metaphor here... 2) The audience if one performance - audiences if for several different performances. 3) 2nd version sounds much more enthusiastic 4) ok 5) peculiar sounds negative when used in this way, a synonym of odd or weird, rather than extraordinary in a good...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by nona the brit 3 yr 30 days ago Negatives Metaphors Synonyms