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 Tue Mar 14, 2006 17:41 pm Cry vs. scream |
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To cry:
1. To make tears
2. To call loudly; shout.
To scream:
To make loud/piercing cries. |
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| Mon Jul 16, 2007 14:07 pm Difference between cry and scream |
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| Quote: | | I heard the teacher -------- my name from the class register. |
Hi
I think the following sentences are correct? I would request some native speaker to shed some light on it.
1- I heard the teacher call out my name from the class register.
2- I heard the teacher cry out my name from the class register.
It just depends on how his/ her name was called/ cried out, doesn't it?
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| Mon Jul 16, 2007 14:55 pm Difference between cry and scream |
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| Tom wrote: | | Quote: | | I heard the teacher -------- my name from the class register. |
Hi
I think the following sentences are correct? I would request some native speaker to shed some light on it.
1- I heard the teacher call out my name from the class register.
2- I heard the teacher cry out my name from the class register.
It just depends on how his/ her name was called/ cried out, doesn't it?
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Most teachers usually call out someone's name. But there are teachers who can cry out names. It depends on the atmosphere they have in the classroon. |
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| Mon Jul 16, 2007 19:02 pm Difference between cry and scream |
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| Tom wrote: | | Quote: | | I heard the teacher -------- my name from the class register. |
Hi
I think the following sentences are correct? I would request some native speaker to shed some light on it.
1- I heard the teacher call out my name from the class register.
2- I heard the teacher cry out my name from the class register.
It just depends on how his/ her name was called/ cried out, doesn't it?
Tom |
Hi Tom
The most appropriate or likely answer to this test question is 'call'. When someone reads the names of the people on a list out loud in order to determine whether they are present, that person is 'calling the roll'. Especially when a class has a large number of students, teachers often 'take attendance' by 'calling the roll'. Calling the roll is generally a very routine, unemotional activity. A teacher often has to speak in a slightly louder voice than would be used in regular conversation simply to be heard by everyone in the room.
In this test sentence, I would have omitted the preposition 'out' after 'call' since it appears to be a simple reference to the very routine activity of 'calling the roll'.
Using the verb 'cry' to mean 'speak loudly' is found mainly in written English (i.e. it tends to be a more literary usage). In addition, 'cry out' suggests that some sort of emotion has prompted a louder than usual voice. For example, you might "cry out in fear/excitement/surprise/joy/pain/anger".
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| Mon Jul 16, 2007 21:07 pm Difference between cry and scream |
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Hi Amy,
Thanks a lot for your explanation and advice, I've removed the preposition "out" as you suggested.
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| Mon Jul 16, 2007 22:39 pm Difference between cry and scream |
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You're welcome, Torsten. 
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