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Ask for help > 10 more definitins - can you find the words?
10 more definitins - can you find the words?
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elderberrywine
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10 more definitins - can you find the words?
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I �m trying to find out how clear the definitions I found for the following words are, so you �t do me a favour by guessing the right words. All this will eventually become a game. So here we go with the third set
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turn quickly and repeatedly around your own axis, like wheels do.
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Using or able to speak two languages
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Liking to talk a lot
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A boring job that you must do, like household work
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A warning about a possibly dangerous situation or event
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Not liking changes or new ideas
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Someone who takes part in an activity or an event
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a detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit;
plan of travel.
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A change or addition in the
words of a document, bill or constitution
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A painful emotion resulting from embarrassment or guilt
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7 May 2016
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yanogator
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spin bilingual loquacious, verbose, talkative chore, drudgery alert?, alarm? old-fashioned, stick-in-the-mud participant itinerary amendment shame |
7 May 2016
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Jayho
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liking to talk a lot - chatty
not liking change or new ideas - misoneistic
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7 May 2016
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zoemorosini
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rotate bilingual talkative chore alert traditional; conservative participant itinerary amendment shame |
7 May 2016
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elderberrywine
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thank you everybody. You were very helpful. Chatty /talkative isn �t clear enough nor is traditional / conservative / old-fashioned. why must the English language have so many synonyms ... |
7 May 2016
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Jayho
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In my opinion (and from the part of Australia I live in):
To add to this, each synonym has a different connotation:
- she�s chatty, she�s friendly
- she�s talkative, she talks when (perhaps) she should be working or she talks too much given the situation
- he�s verbose, he uses long sentences and convoluted language that no-one else appreciates or invites
In general usage, chatty (positive) and talkative (can be positive and negative) are usually only for women, and verbose (negative) usually for men, but there is no rule. In fact, when someone is being verbose, the others roll their eyes, or nod knowingly to each other, for interrupting, or even answering, the speaker will prolong the agony 
There is no one word for people who don�t like change. In the workplace, they are referred to as change-resistant. In social situations people just say that they/ohers don�t like change. The words given allude to this and when used, people know what they mean, ie don�t like change.
Cheers
Jayho
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7 May 2016
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yanogator
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English has so many synonyms because it comes from a number of sources, and keeps all the words it acquires. Bruce |
7 May 2016
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FrauSue
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My guesses: rotate bilingual garrulous chore safety notice? conservative participant itinerary addendum (EDIT: I am wrong - amendment is a better answer) shame
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8 May 2016
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cunliffe
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My offers: Spin Bilingual Chatterbox (for youngsters). Yappy, gobby (slang). A drag, a bore. A notice, an alert. A stick in the mud. A delegate An itinerary, travel plan. An addendum, amendment. Shame, self-loathing. Lynne
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8 May 2016
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ueslteacher
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rotate bilingual talkative chore notice conservative participant route, itinerary amendment shame, remorse |
9 May 2016
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