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#1

20-Aug-2009, 22:20

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Fever pitch

Hi,

How would I use "fever pitch" in a sentence.

Is the sentence correct?

The game is in fever pitch.

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20-Aug-2009, 23:39

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Re: Fever pitch

The correct phrase is "at a fever pitch" = at a fast pace

(I have also heard people say "at a fevered pitch", but I'm not sure which is "correct". Possibly both!)

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21-Aug-2009, 01:20

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Re: Fever pitch

Well I read somewhere that "fever pitch" corresponds to excitement.

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