#2 (permalink) Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:09 am Would the line 'my imprecation lies(...)' be considered proper English? |
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I think it's pretty safe to say that most native English speakers don't even know the word imprecation.
Since an imprecation is not a person, it's hard to imagine that it could lie, although we do say that books and movies lie. |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 6771 Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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#3 (permalink) Sat Dec 30, 2006 15:42 pm Would the line 'my imprecation lies(...)' be considered proper English? |
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Hey, thanks for your answer, Jamie. I appreciate it. (:
Haha, yes, I'd say the same goes for the majority of non-native speakers - the person who I got the line from had clearly paid a visit or two to dictionary.com during his writing process.
According to the aforementioned site, "imprecation" is defined as: 1. the act of imprecating; cursing 2. a curse; malediction, so I'm thinking he means his lies have qualities similar to those of curses, if that makes any sense. If that's what he's aiming for, would "imprecating" be a more acceptable word, or would completely scrapping it in favour of another word be the best way to go about it?
Again, thanks. |
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Necroprog New Member
Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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