which is best

Hello again, navigator.

First let's look at an adjective for worry.

"It takes a worried man to sing a worried song." That's a line from a song.

Next, He was an alcoholic or a dipsomaniac. A "rounder" simply means he was a party animal. <smile> "bibulous" is all right.

I believe, navigator, one may use all three adjectives for the officer question.

Now you got me on the adjective for her handkerchief. I am not familiar with the word, "sericeous", so I can't advise you. Seems a little over blown, however.

A lot depends on whether that handkerchief is for use or for show. These days most westerners use disposable paper tissues.

A silken handkerchief would definitely be decorative rather carried for practical use.

Yes, any of the three adjectives would be appropriate for the officer. However, there's a difference between them... A contingent is a group of undetermined number, but brigades and division are specific military terms... I think a brigade has divisions, and not the other way around.

Handkerchiefs made of silk are often described simply as "silk handkerchiefs" -- to say silken or silky does not identify the material, only the softness of it. She could have a silky cotton handkerchief.

Thanks everybody



I meant an adverb of worry

Then how is rounder used? Definately, I wouldn't use it, just out of

curiousity.

Hi Noddy, I'm on my feet again

As for an adjective for "worry", you might be looking for "worrisome" or "fretful". These are of course adjectives not adverbs.

With respect to Wy's posting, if you wish to be specific about the officer's job, you could refer to him as a brigade level officer or a division level officer.

Navigator, I don't believe there is a smooth, single adverb for "worry".

We could force one, but it would sound contrived.

You are right Letty, it doesn't go as adverb.

My next qestions are,

- You must get in / blend in/ merge yourself / coalesce in the new

atmosphere.

- The illness / sickness/ malady won't kill you.

-To a girl, " This would give you more suavity/ delicacy / elegance that

must allure any man".


If you get tired of me, you can tell me

We're not tired of you, navigator.

Let's see then. I would say blend in to the new atmosphere. merge and coalesce are usually proper when talking about corporations.

All three are fine for the illness sentence.

I would say for the woman thing:

That would make you more suave, delicate, and elegant to attract any many. Allure is best used as a noun, but you could say "alluring"

Hi again,

-There was a country / bucolic house.

- It has a sloping / sideling ceiling / roof.

- The rain will not affect / effect the house.

- An old man who is sitting and smoking a meerschaum / brier. ( is this

grammatical fine )

- She was reaching / approaching the gate.

I hope that you miss me

We always miss you, navigator.

Most of your examples seem fine; however, affect is the choice in your example. "effect is used mostly as a noun except in certain cases where it, too, is used as a verb.

I am not certain about sidling roof. Never heard that word before.

Your, "old man" example is not a sentence, but you may make it one by adding:

There is an old man sitting, etc.

Hope you and your brother are doing well, my friend

Thanks Letty, he is still have the problem. I found

no treatment except the food. He is doing good,

only the time can wash it way.

I owe to Godde, as He remains ever deaf to my entreaties
that ye are a shower of right messers in here. Beneath
the guyse of 'instruction', ye do leade astray, such as
are but lambes, babes in the arms of the Kinge's Englishe....

Which doth remynd: I muste route that knave from oute that
tree. Aye, those silken calves dangling o'er the branche be
a Signe from Godde that He is there....

Oliver Cromwell, TEFL Teacher Extraordianaire

Hi Doggerel(1) , welcome to the A2K. Thanks for that.

My next questions are,

-It's one of his speciality / specialty / quirk.

-There was a craved / carved / inscribe / thing on that coin.

-It's like the humor /joke that says..


Thanks.

Next are,

Men of beards / barbs.

It's a good collection / bunch of tables.

He has a thick / dense mustache.

I discovered / found out that she doesn't know any one / any of them.

There was a slim / thin / slender man who was putting / putting glasses.

She has a transpicuous / diaphanous / transparent look.

I smiled awkwardly / uneasily when he said that.

The poor lady was looking pale / whey-faced / white-faced.


Thanks

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Well, navigator, I would say "men with beards".

A good collection of tables in more formal than a bunch of tables. <smile>

A thick mustache is better than dense

The fourth example is fine.

A slender man was putting glasses on the table sounds better.

Also, dear, "she had a transparent look seems better to me".

transpicuous ? I am not familiar with that word.

Your last example if fine either way.

Thanks Letty . Isn't slender gives the meaning that the man is kind of

elegant?. This would be different from slim or thin I guess.

Well, navigator, look at this poem and you may get the feel of words in a better light:

Richard Cory

Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.(this line especially)

And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich - yes, richer than a king -
And admirably schooled in every grace;
In fine we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.

-- Edwin Arlington Robinson