It's a sad scene/sight/scenario to see

[angliholic]

It's a sad scene/sight/scenario to see an old lady living alone in such a small, dirty place.



Do all of the bolded words fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.

 

[Hi_there_Carl]

yep

 

[baqarah131]

A "sad sight" works best for me.

But I recoil at all the s's in the sentence.
Even when we're reading, a series of words beginning with "s" (or a series of words beginning with any one letter) jars the inner ear.
It's a sad sight to see an old lady living alone in such a small, dirty place.

See what I mean? Five words beginning with "s".

I think this sounds better:
It's sad to see an old lady living alone in such a tiny, dirty place.

edward
Best wishes in 2008

It's a sad scene/sight/scenario to see an old lady living alone in such a small, dirty place.

 

[angliholic]

yep

Thanks, Carl.

A "sad sight" works best for me.

But I recoil at all the s's in the sentence.
Even when we're reading, a series of words beginning with "s" (or a series of words beginning with any one letter) jars the inner ear.
It's a sad sight to see an old lady living alone in such a small, dirty place.

See what I mean? Five words beginning with "s".

I think this sounds better:
It's sad to see an old lady living alone in such a tiny, dirty place.

edward
Best wishes in 2008

Thanks, Edward.
I find the bolded line--But I recoil at all the s's in the sentence--in you post very special, and I wonder if I could say the following instead:

I draw back/flinch/squinch at all the s's in the sentence.

 

[baqarah131]

"I flinch at" would have about the same meaning, but I still prefer "recoil."
Strictly speaking, I should have said "recoil from" rather than "recoil at," but I was being colloquial.
"Draw back" sounds weak in this context. I don't know "squinch."

Tough questions, sometimes, but I won't flinch or draw back from answering.

regards
edward

Thanks, Edward.
I find the bolded line--But I recoil at all the s's in the sentence--in you post very special, and I wonder if I could say the following instead:

I draw back/flinch/squinch at all the s's in the sentence.

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[angliholic]

Thanks, Edward.