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thought
1
People’s attitudes and thoughts don’t change overnight.
People’s attitudes and opinions don’t change overnight.
thought = something that you (suddenly) think of, remember or realize: ‘Has the thought ever
occurred to you that he might be guilty?’ ‘Does anyone have any thoughts about where we should
eat?’
opinion/view =what you feel about something, especially after thinking about it for a long time:
‘Journalists are supposed to report the facts, not personal opinions.’ ‘If you want my opinion - I
think he’s guilty.’
2
They are prepared to kill in order to defend their thoughts.
They are prepared to kill in order to defend their beliefs.
belief = a strong feeling that something is true or untrue, good or bad etc: ‘In the old days people
were persecuted for their religious beliefs.’ ‘The poet’s belief in life after death is not evident in
these early poems.’
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threat
They used to threat each other with atomic bombs.
They used to threaten each other with atomic bombs.
Threat is a noun: ‘The letter was full of threats and accusations.’ ‘The President said he would
stand firm and not give in to threats from terrorists.’
The verb is threaten: ‘Whenever they have an argument, she threatens to leave him.’ ‘He is
threatening the magazine with legal action unless they publish a full apology.’
throw
1
He picked up a small stone and threw it to Sally’s window.
He picked up a small stone and threw it at Sally’s window.
You throw an object at the person or thing you want to hit (NOT to ):
‘One day Dr Roseberry lost his temper and threw a book at me.’
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