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Is it correct?
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mariannina
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Is it correct?
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Hello all, is it good English to say "Some people are "warmonger", to mean that they like to fight, qarrel?
Thank you and hugs  Mariannina |
17 Jan 2011
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coyote.chus
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I think it can only refer to real war, somebody who likes to or is eager to encourage a people or nation to go to war . But I �m not sure. Let �s wait for an English native person �s opinion.
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17 Jan 2011
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silvanadelval
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Hi Mariannina!
Personally, I �d say they are "quarrelsome" or that they enjoy "picking a fight".
Regards from Argentina!
Silvana
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17 Jan 2011
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Zora
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I �d only use "warmonger" for a person, leader or nation that encourages war(s) for personal gain, profit or enjoyment.
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17 Jan 2011
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blunderbuster
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"warmongers", Mariannina, plural in your case. If I talked about mafiosi, I might use the term "warmonger".
George W. Bush was accused of being a fearmonger.
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17 Jan 2011
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mariannina
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Thanks to all.
So, if I mean a "normal" person who loves quarreling I should use quarrelsome.
"He is quarrelsome" or "He is a quarrelsome person".
Is it right?
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17 Jan 2011
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dennismychina
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Coyote, Zora and Blunderbuster are correct except in Blunderbuster�s case it would refer to a person within the organisation. The war is not necessarily two countries fighting it could also be for and area, such as gangs �turf� wars.
So yes, quarrelsome or one of its manny synnonyms would be correct.
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17 Jan 2011
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colibrita
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I agree with the pps that the term "warmonger" is generally used for nations or rulers (kings, presidents, dictators etc)
Now "quarrelsome" is used to describe somebody who argues a lot but it �s not a word I �d use in general conversation, don �t know why, perhaps because it sounds a bit Dickensian, or it �s too gentle. I �d say "so-and-so is very argumentative or so-and-so loves to pick a fight, or is very confrontational." There are actually a ton of options. Context is everything.
Hope this helps.
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17 Jan 2011
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