collocation, grammar, word choice

[duiter]

Dear teaccher,


Is this sentence correct ?

The sound deafens people's ears

What is the difference between valid reasons and distinct reasons ?


What is the difference ?
He pays his student loan
He pays back his student loan


When I look up at collocation dictionary, several words ( sound, valid, distinct ) can be combined with reason
What do I have to do or what should I choose from several words ?

Many thanks

[BobK]

Dear teaccher,


Is this sentence correct ?

The sound deafens people's ears
it deafens them.

What is the difference between valid reasons and distinct reasons ?
Suppose there are two reasons propose d - one is valid and the other isn't. They are distinct. But only one of them is valid.


What is the difference ?
He pays his student loan
He pays back his student loan
In the first he is making a payment - perhaps only enough to cover the interest <hawk-spit>[excuse me, but I don't see... {breathing deeply - I won't do that again}] charged.. If he pays back the loan he reduces the size of the loan. If he pays off the loan, he owes nothing more.

When I look up at collocation dictionary, several words ( sound, valid, distinct ) can be combined with reason
What do I have to do or what should I choose from several words ?

Many thanks

A dictionary of collocations is a list of possible collocations. You can have 'a red car' and 'a green car' - both are possible collocations. You need a plain dictionary in order to find the difference between red and green.

b