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    Wink How to express this felling

    I desire to get two completely different things at the same time. This feling is more stong than hestate. I think hestate is too weak, I need a expression more powerful.
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    Default Re: How to express this felling

    Quote Originally Posted by sdire View Post
    I desire to get two completely different things at the same time. This feling feeling is more stong strong than hestate hesitate. I think hestate hesitate is too weak, I need a expression more powerful.
    The word is spelled "feeling". To "hesitate" is to wait. I would say, "I want two completely different things at the same time."

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    Default Re: How to express this felling

    It's not uncommon where I've lived for people to say "I'm torn" in a situation like that.

    I'm torn. On the one hand, I want to... but on the other, I've always wanted to...

    I'm of two minds about what to do next. Should I..., or should I ...
    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

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    Default Re: How to express this felling

    Ambivalent | Define Ambivalent at Dictionary.com

    "Ambivalence" is when you have two conflicting desires at the same time.

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