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  1. Tragedy/tragicness/tragicality | WordReference Forums

    May 26, 2022 · "Tragedy" does not seem right in this context to my ear, and while "tragicness" and "tragicality" seem to convey the meaning I'm looking for, something in them makes me …

  2. It would hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic. - WordReference Forums

    Aug 12, 2021 · It would hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic. Is the above sentence grammatically correct? Just wanted to ask. It was in a book I'm reading.

  3. a tragic / tragical end - WordReference Forums

    Oct 25, 2009 · Hi, could anyone explain me what is the difference between these two adjectives? 'he had a tragic / tragical end' ?¿?¿? And how about 'tragically'? This is used just as an …

  4. Tragic Villain - WordReference Forums

    Nov 23, 2008 · A tragic villain is a character, usually an antagonist that does not truly intend to be a villain. They are perhaps misled or not entirely in control of their feelings and/or actions, or …

  5. tragic or sad - WordReference Forums

    Jan 26, 2010 · Most ends are sad. Examples of tragic ends: someone young, talented; unfulfilled potential; sudden death; unexpected death; tragic circumstances e.g. in a disaster; someone …

  6. Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it t

    Feb 18, 2015 · Hi, Here is the first paragraph of the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by Lawrence (the University of Adelaide,here): "Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it …

  7. ATT, ATTN, FAO ... - abbreviations for 'attention' in correspondence

    Apr 5, 2006 · When writing english business letters, which is the corrct abbreviation of "attention". I reckon it must be either "att" or "atn". I've always used "att", but fear that it might be a calque …

  8. the use of phrase "tragic twist" | WordReference Forums

    Jul 8, 2013 · In a tragic new twist, the San Francisco Fire Department said that one of the Chinese teenagers may have been run over by an emergency vehicle as first responders scrambled to …

  9. 'The' with superlative adverbs. - WordReference Forums

    Aug 24, 2018 · 2) "This accident was the most tragically described in the Guardian." Only with the definitive article 'most' acts as a true superlative. Now the sentence conveys the idea of "many …

  10. malment [malement] | WordReference Forums

    Feb 7, 2022 · That's normal, since malement hasn't been commonly used since the Middle Age. Malement was derived from the archaic feminine adjective male (= bad ; e.g. male mort = …