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Mom is always saying I’m a smart kid, but that I just don’t “apply” myself.
Mom is always saying I’m a smart kid, but that I just don’t “apply” myself.
Could I replace ‘apply’ with ‘try enough’?
What is the difference?
What is the difference?
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You could replace "apply myself" with "try enough."
The difference is slight. "Apply yourself" makes it feel like you really do have the skills, whereas "try enough" could suggest that you don't have the skills in the first place.
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you can replace the whole phrase “apply myself” with “try enough”
to apply yourself is to really try, and to put effort into what you do. If you don’t try, you are not applying yourself, you are wasting your potential.
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You could replace "apply myself" with "try enough."
The difference is slight. "Apply yourself" makes it feel like you really do have the skills, whereas "try enough" could suggest that you don't have the skills in the first place.
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