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‘He knelt down b small grave and wept.’
4
I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.
I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Laugh or cry
is a fixed phrase: ‘His jokes are so awful that you don’t know whether to laugh or
cry.’
culture
The year in Boston taught me a lot about the American culture.
The year in Boston taught me a lot about American culture.
American culture, British culture
, etc (WITHOUT
the
): ‘The lecture this afternoon is on the history
of French culture and institutions.’
cure
1
The wound took several weeks to cure.
The wound took several weeks to heal.
Cuts, wounds, injuries, etc
heal
: ‘Cuts generally take longer to heal in humid climates.’
2
I was the doctor who cured your head injury.
I was the doctor who treated your head injury.
Doctors and nurses
treat
an injury, disease, sick person, etc: ‘Serious burns must be treated as
soon as possible.’ ‘The usual way of treating malaria is to give the patient large doses of quinine.’
‘Some hospitals refuse to treat people who don’t have medical insurance.’
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