relieve/alleviate

Yes.

I'm not sure if we're seeing some mother tongue interference here, Jinmin, but something sounds a bit funny with your question. It's late and I'm really knackered but 1. doesn't mean the same thing as 2. & 3.

1. Could I replace “relieve” with “alleviate” here?

2. Could I use “relieve” in place of “alleviate” here?

3. Could I use 'relieve' to replace 'alleviate?

'alleviate' is already there in the sentence. To say what you want to say, you have to flip 'relieve' & 'alleviate', ... I think.

1a. Could I replace “alleviate” with 'relieve' here?

Hi,JTT.
I cannot understand what you say. Which is the best to ask this kind of question,2 or 3?

Hi,JTT.
I cannot understand what you say. Which is the best to ask this kind of question,2 or 3?

You got the words reversed. You should have asked:

"Could I replace “alleviate” with “relieve” here?"

And the answer is "Yes".

It's not a question of 'best' Jinmin, it's that the meanings are different. Can you understand that your initial sentence doesn't say what you want it to say?



says "Can/Could I take 'relieve' out of the sentence and put in 'alleviate' in its place?

1a. Could I replace “alleviate” with 'relieve' here?



Examples 2 & 3 are other ways to say the same thing as 1a.

I think JTT's trippin'.

If any of that makes sense to anybody, you must be communicating in some language other than English.

You've shown that most of these language issues are way over your head, Merry, so you best leave them to others. Your days of misleading students on language issues are, thankfully, mercifully, pretty much over.