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Hi, is there anything wrong in these sentences?
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Due to his mother’s pressure and ill treatment, Zaidi and his wife move to a village mansion belonging to his grandmother where they are haunted by strange dreams and eerie screams of babies.
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Zaidi is a teacher whose rich widow mother longs for grandchildren. She often pressurizes him to remarry as his wife Azlinda has yet to bear any children. Fed up, Zaidi asks for a transfer and his new workplace turns out to be the village his late father was born in. The couple moves into his grandmother's mansion which is taken care of by its gardener where they are haunted by strange dreams and eerie screams of babies.
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One note for you.
You pressure people to do something, or you put pressure on someone to do something, but you don't pressurize people.
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Amybal wrote:Hi, is there anything wrong in these sentences?
I suggest:
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Due to his mother’s pressure and ill treatment, Zaidi and his wife move to a village mansion belonging to his grandmother where they are haunted by strange dreams and the eerie screams of babies.
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Zaidi is a teacher whose rich, widowed mother longs for grandchildren. She often pressures him to remarry, as his wife, Azlinda, has yet to bear any children. Fed up, Zaidi asks for a transfer, and his new workplace turns out to be the village of his late father. The couple moves into his grandmother's mansion, which is cared for by its gardener, but they are haunted by strange dreams and the eerie screams of babies.
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Wilmar (USA) wrote:One note for you.
You pressure people to do something, or you put pressure on someone to do something, but you don't pressurize people. You can if they have "the bends". Sorry, couldn't resist. The mental picture was too funny to pass up...
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Wilmar (USA) wrote:One note for you.
You pressure people to do something, or you put pressure on someone to do something, but you don't pressurize people. Well, this seems to be another BE vs AE issue. I have often used pressurize in relation to people. When I read your comment, I was a bit perplexed. Then I checked a few online dictionaries and noticed that it is correct in BE to use pressurize which means to strongly persuade someone to do something. Cambridge DictionaryUK (US pressure) to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do: He was pressurized into signing the agreement.Collins DictionaryREGIONAL NOTE: in BRIT, also use pressurise 1. VERB If you are pressurized into doing something, you are forcefully persuaded to do it. Do not be pressurized into making your decision immediately. [be VERB-ed + into] He thought she was trying to pressurize him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: force, drive, compel, intimidate Macmillan DictionaryBRITISH to try to persuade or force someone to do something. The usual American word is pressure Now it’s up to them to pressurize manufacturers.
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srirr wrote:Wilmar (USA) wrote:One note for you.
You pressure people to do something, or you put pressure on someone to do something, but you don't pressurize people. Well, this seems to be another BE vs AE issue. I have often used pressurize in relation to people. When I read your comment, I was a bit perplexed. Then I checked a few online dictionaries and noticed that it is correct in BE to use pressurize which means to strongly persuade someone to do something. Cambridge DictionaryUK (US pressure) to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do: He was pressurized into signing the agreement.Collins DictionaryREGIONAL NOTE: in BRIT, also use pressurise 1. VERB If you are pressurized into doing something, you are forcefully persuaded to do it. Do not be pressurized into making your decision immediately. [be VERB-ed + into] He thought she was trying to pressurize him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: force, drive, compel, intimidate Macmillan DictionaryBRITISH to try to persuade or force someone to do something. The usual American word is pressure Now it’s up to them to pressurize manufacturers. That is interesting. I had no idea we use the terms differently. It's good to know, because had I seen it used by someone, I would have thought it an error. Thanks.
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Can I say:
Zaidi is a teacher. His mother often pressures him to remarry, as his wife, Azlinda, has yet to bear any children. Fed up, Zaidi asks for a transfer, and his new workplace turns out to be the village of his late father. The couple moves into his grandmother's mansion, which is cared for by its gardener, but they are haunted by strange dreams and the eerie screams of babies.
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Amybal wrote:Can I say:
It looks good to me. I don't see any problems.
Zaidi is a teacher. His mother often pressures him to remarry, as his wife, Azlinda, has yet to bear any children. Fed up, Zaidi asks for a transfer, and his new workplace turns out to be the village of his late father. The couple moves into his grandmother's mansion, which is cared for by its gardener, but they are haunted by strange dreams and the eerie screams of babies.
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Thank you FounDit.
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