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English term or phrase:
considerable spirit
English answer:
vividly, boldly, with animation
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Jack Doughty
Apr 19, 2012 18:30
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English term
considerable spirit
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Animals characteristically drawn are: a stag, an elephant and a hare of course with a considerable spirit.
(From the same Indian book)^)
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(From the same Indian book)^)
Thank you!
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There should be a comma after "hare", lest this be taken as a description of the hare.
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Note added at 42 mins (2012-04-19 19:13:20 GMT)
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I realised the omission was in the original text.
It' good English, not exactly a set expression though. Actually it is the sort of phrase which might be used to describe how music is or should be played.
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Note added at 42 mins (2012-04-19 19:13:20 GMT)
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I realised the omission was in the original text.
It' good English, not exactly a set expression though. Actually it is the sort of phrase which might be used to describe how music is or should be played.
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| Is this phrase standard English?) |
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Tony M
: "considerable spirit" is standard EN, but the use of 'a' with it is not, and the sentence as a whole is not good EN at all.
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Alison Sparks (X)
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David Hollywood
: I like "vividly"
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Phong Le
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