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    xSaphireFlamesx New Member

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    Does this make sense?

    Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by xSaphireFlamesx, Jun 9, 2015.

    Does, 'She was boasting with curiosity' make sense? Or would, 'She was bursting with curiosity' sound better?
     
  2. No-Name Slob

    No-Name Slob Member Supporter Contributor

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    Unless she is bragging about how curious she is, you'll want to use "bursting."
     
  3. xSaphireFlamesx

    xSaphireFlamesx New Member

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    Yeah, I kind of thought boasting didn't sound quite right, thank you!
     
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    How does one boast with the use of curiosity? 'Bursting' would be a better choice. Maybe something like: Curiosity burst from her eyes.
     
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    No. But I like it. Abstract :)
     
  6. Aaron Smith

    Aaron Smith Banned Contributor

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    Proper context would make this easier.
     
  7. cragcrusher

    cragcrusher New Member

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    You don't boast with something, you boast of something. But i guess it depends on the context
     
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    No no. Because I just imagined a woman's eyes literally exploding with fire lol :supergrin:
     
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    BrianIff I'm so piano, a bad punctuator. Contributor

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    Yeah, things could get messy if it was associated with The Tale of Onora: The Girl with the Solar Eyes.
     
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    Do not mock the book that could save all of mankind and teach you to become sovereign within, er... yourself! The universe! Yes, the Universe! :twisted:
     
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