Spacewater Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
When is a proper time to use word "rebuke","primand"?
I have a trouble telling when to use the word rebuke and reprimand
rebuke means to criticize or to scorn right?
rebuke means to criticize or to scorn right?
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Hi, Here are a few comments on how I interpret these words. re primand - Express disapproval of a person for something, usually serious, that they have done. The person who does the reprimanding is often someone in a position of authority over the person being reprimanded.
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Hi,
Here are a few comments on how I interpret these words.
reprimand - Express disapproval of a person for something, usually serious, that they have done. The person who does the reprimanding is often someone in a position of authority over the person being reprimanded.
A fairly standard collocation is an 'official reprimand'.
rebuke - A
Here are a few comments on how I interpret these words.
reprimand - Express disapproval of a person for something, usually serious, that they have done. The person who does the reprimanding is often someone in a position of authority over the person being reprimanded.
A fairly standard collocation is an 'official reprimand'.
rebuke - A
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