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- word choice - Suffer vs. suffer from - English Language Usage . . .
suffer from interference from other transmitters would be correct, corresponding to example 1 1; and ommitting the ‘from’ does not correspond to any of the examples there without ‘from’, and appears strange to me
- What is the difference between suffer for and suffer from?
1 "Suffer for" introduces a reason for punishment or suffering that is typically caused by other human beings, and which people either choose to accept because of what they believe in, or are forced to endure because of their past actions (this is the sense in "suffer for my sins")
- What does “I dont suffer from insanity” mean? [closed]
I don't suffer from insanity In this case — as made clear by the enjoyment — insanity is not something to suffer; it's not a trouble The complete quote is an example of a paraprosdokian one-liner joke: the joke is that suffer normally implies a troublesome endurance; compare "I suffer from insanity"
- An idiom for deriving pleasure from anothers suffering
The Wikipedia page includes the English equivalents of Schadenfreude Epicaricacy Roman holiday Morose delectation Gloating lulz Little-used English words synonymous with schadenfreude have been derived from the Greek word epichairekakia (ἐπιχαιρεκακία) Nathan Bailey's 18th-century Universal Etymological English Dictionary, for example, contains an entry for epicharikaky that
- meaning - It suffered me a lot or it made me suffer a lot? - English . . .
I understand that the second sentence (it made me suffer a lot) is correct, but could anyone please explain why? I couldn't find an explanation on the internet Many thanks
- What do I use in this instance? Suffering or suffer? [duplicate]
I enjoy watching people suffering I enjoy watching people suffer I feel more comfortable using the second one, but I also think that the first one is right so which one should I use?
- Phrase with similar meaning to dont suffer fools gladly lightly
0 I am looking for a phrase that is similar to "he doesn't suffer fools gladly" it is something like "he'd sooner walk through you, than around" likely UK Irish in origin I read it in an Irish paper a few years ago to describe someone who was impatient w people and didn't suffer fools lightly I cannot remember the exact phrase though
- word choice - suffer and lack can be used together? - English . . .
Suffer and lack can most certainly be used together Thus, your example is correct: The assets suffer from a lack of reliability Suffer goes well directly with negative nouns; some common phrases (mostly literary) are: suffer loss • suffer want • suffer defeat • suffer depression • suffer pain • suffer shame • suffer neglect
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