Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Cherish and value

Dear All,

1. Can cherish be used in reference to objects? For example, can we say:

I cherish my new computer so I don't want to take it everywhere.

I think this sentence sounds awkward and non-native like.

2. Can we transform these adjectives into verbs? prescious, valuable
  

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1. Can cherish be used in reference to objects? For example, can we say: I cherish my new computer so I don't want to take it everywhere.

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1. Can cherish be used in reference to objects? For example, can we say:

I cherish my new computer so I don't want to take it everywhere.

I think this sentence sounds awkward and non-native like

'Cherish' is a word of very strong emotion. I think most people have very few things that they truly cherish.