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Does this sound natural? If not, can you give me an example of how to use the word 'feign'?
His presentation was so boring that I couldn't even feign interest.
Does this sound natural? If not, can you give me an example of how to use the word 'feign'?
His presentation was so boring that I couldn't even feign interest.
His presentation was so boring that I couldn't even feign interest.
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@fukutaka Just a heads up, feigning can sometimes be used in a slang way to mean that you want something so badly, you’ll put on an act
ちにまに、feigningはスラングの言葉としても使えます。
例えば、
“You’re feigning for attention”というのは人は必要なことは何でもやるほど必死なのです
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