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Reply Tue 3 May, 2005 10:29 am
Hi, what is the difference ( if there any ) between these words ,

1) enunciation, pronunciation.

2) knack, aptitude, gift.


also,

what is the difference between the two sentences,

1) She has always had the gift of doing that.

2) She always has the gift of doing that.

I know that there is the difference in the verb tense.
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yitwail
 
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Reply Tue 3 May, 2005 11:44 am
enunciation is clear pronunciation. for example, one could mumble while pronouncing correctly, but one who mumbles does not enunciate.

regarding your last question, sentence number 2 is more uncommon. rather than merely describing what has always happened, i think it also implies what will happen in the future.
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stuh505
 
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Reply Tue 3 May, 2005 03:07 pm
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enunciation is clear pronunciation. for example, one could mumble while pronouncing correctly, but one who mumbles does not enunciate.


this is what I would say instinctively, but looking it up I see no such distinction...I will try my good dictionary later and see what it says.

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2) knack, aptitude, gift.


off the top of my head...

a knack is something you're good at

apt is an adjective that means good at, so aptitude would be a noun that means "being good at"

a gift is something good you recieve

Regarding your sentences using the word gift, they are both wrong.

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1) She has always had the gift of doing that.


"doing that" is not a gift. being able to do something well could be a gift.
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navigator
 
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Reply Wed 4 May, 2005 06:59 am
Would it be right if I say,

She has the gift of writing poetry?

I'm not sure that I got the meaning of the 1, 2 sentences .

thanks Embarrassed
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Wed 4 May, 2005 01:12 pm
She has a gift for writing poetry is acceptable, but why not be more specific. She has been gifted with an observing eye, a good vocabulary and an ear for creating verbal....
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