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4 March
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English (US)
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What is the difference between and if you despair and and if you are desperate ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between and if you despair and and if you are desperate ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
"lf you are desperate" means "if you are feeling despair about it". Despair is a state of hopelessness.
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- Spanish (Spain)
@rstyner then , can I say any of the two ways or it's different?
for example:
If you are desperate, try to calm a little or have a tea.
If you despair, you will get nowhere.
for example:
If you are desperate, try to calm a little or have a tea.
If you despair, you will get nowhere.
- English (US)
Yes. "If you are desperate" means you have no more options, "if you're FEELING desperate" works better".
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