'I greeted him with a sullen/sulky expression'.

[99bottles]

The word you use to describe your expression depends on how you are feeling at the time.

By now, I'm pretty sure you're doing this on purpose. Sigh, one more time, I feel sad. Not angry (as 'sullen/sulky' would indicate). The reason I feel that way is irrelevant to the person I greet. What more do you want me to tell you?

 

[jutfrank]

By now, I'm pretty sure you're doing this on purpose. Sigh, one more time, I feel sad. Not angry (as 'sullen/sulky' would indicate). The reason I feel that way is irrelevant to the person I greet. What more do you want me to tell you?

Of course I'm doing it on purpose!

I can't say it any clearer so I give up.

 

[emsr2d2]

I have no idea why you don't just say that you had a sad expression on your face when you met him.

I looked sad when I met him because I was [still] thinking about my dead grandmother.

 

[99bottles]

I have no idea why you don't just say that you had a sad expression on your face when you met him.

I looked sad when I met him because I was [still] thinking about my dead grandmother.

Because, sweetie, if I wanted to translate my novel into junior level english using the same 100-200 words over and over, I'd have got it done in one week. Anyway, I decided to use 'grim'.

 

[emsr2d2]

Because [STRIKE], sweetie,[/STRIKE] if I wanted to translate my novel into junior level English using the same 100-200 words over and over, I'd have got it done in one week. Anyway, I decided to use 'grim'.

The patronising tone of this post (especially the entirely inappropriate endearment) does nothing to motivate me to help you with future threads. I'm glad you managed to settle on a word after three pages of posts though. Since you've made your decision, I'll close this thread.