John Aki Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Wording advice please?
Hi,
Could you please check these sentences for me?
I am very [ tense / nervous ] at moment. (Both words are correct, however nervous is more common in use?)
I feel [ tense / nervous ] when lying. (Same as above?)
I suffer from [ tension / nerve ] when speaking in public. (Both words are correct)
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John Aki I am very [ tense / nervous ] at moment. ) at the moment They mean different things. To be nervous is a weakness.
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John AkiI am very [ tense / nervous ] at moment. (Both words are correct, however nervous is more common in use?)
at the moment
They mean different things. To be nervous is a weakness. To be tense is to be ready to act. The word frequency difference is not great, I guess.
John AkiI feel [ tense / nervous ] when lying
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