07:46 Oct 28, 2005 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 09:23 | ||||||
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5 +2 | their little dispute/argument |
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3 +4 | possible quarrel |
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3 +2 | would-be quarrel |
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5 | near quarrel... |
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4 | and a moment later they had forgotten that they had almost been quarrelling |
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3 | quarrel that might have erupted |
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3 | the quarrel that never was |
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Discussion entries: 3 | |
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quarrel that might have erupted Explanation: This is always a question of personal taste and style. I am sure one of us will come up with somethng you can use. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2005-10-28 07:55:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or, to amswer your question more directly, just leave out the would-be |
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the quarrel that never was Explanation: I'm sorry, I'm not a native English speaker. But you could still consider these suggestions: they forgot about... the quarrel that never was. the quarrel that never happened. what might have turned into a quarrel. |
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their little dispute/argument Explanation: An alternative should you wish to avoid repeating the word quarrel! |
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49 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
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