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Count Hedgecula
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I had a shallow fight with my sister, who were preparing for her IELTS test.
The fight was over the word 'famine'. She insisted the word is uncommon and queer, that very few people know the word, and the word 'starvation' is more commonly used and hence more appropriate.
I frowned. The two words had different contexts and are not synonyms. I tried explaining it to her, yet she was so adamant.
She continued ranting on the word 'suspend' and 'arrest' as opposed to 'stop' and 'pause'.
Wow.
EDIT: She came to me yesterday apologising. Turned out she had a tryout and the word 'famine' appeared
The fight was over the word 'famine'. She insisted the word is uncommon and queer, that very few people know the word, and the word 'starvation' is more commonly used and hence more appropriate.
I frowned. The two words had different contexts and are not synonyms. I tried explaining it to her, yet she was so adamant.
She continued ranting on the word 'suspend' and 'arrest' as opposed to 'stop' and 'pause'.
Wow.
EDIT: She came to me yesterday apologising. Turned out she had a tryout and the word 'famine' appeared