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23-Nov-2008, 02:57

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bore, worry

tire, excite, interest, satisfy, surprise
A bores B. = A is boring to B. = B is bored with A.
A worries B. = A is worrying to B. = B is worried about A.
Do you agree?

Last edited by sitifan; 28-Nov-2008 at 06:01.

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23-Nov-2008, 21:48

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Re: bore, worry

A worries B. = A is worriful to B. = B is worried about A.

You will very rarely see this applicaition of "worry"

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