
If you send an email that you already sent, can you say you …
Mar 2, 2015 · Your first sentence describes habitual action so the present tense of "to resent" makes sense. The second sentence is in the past tense so the past tense of "to resend" makes sense. Also, I think most people would be more likely to say I resent it, "it" the email, not "that" the other person's statement. I would say that in most non-contrived ...
The ambiguity of: "resent your message" - English Language
Mar 22, 2018 · The present tense of "to resent" => "Today, I am offended by your message" The past tense of "to resend" => "Yesterday, I sent your message again" I have resented your message. This can only be the present perfect tense of "to resent". But it sounds a bit forced. I have resentment for your message. "resentment" is the noun form of "to resent".
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Aug 19, 2014 · Begrudge: spot on. It doesn't really bring the implication that you want what the person has. I'm not sure "resent" is a viable alternative, because it was part of the question: how can "resent" be the answer to "what is a word for resentment about someone's good fortune" :) –
word usage - Difference between "grudge" and "resentment"
Sep 7, 2016 · There are various entries for both but for one, Merriam-Webster says that resentment is "a feeling of anger or displeasure about someone or something unfair." For the second word, it says "a strong
What's the difference between envy and resent?
Jun 30, 2021 · However the word resent is used as a comparative emotion as this article says. It is often used interchangeably with the word envy, so maybe there is a modern meaning in our current lexicon that the dictionary fails to explain, where they can both used in the same place.
How to reply to "I hope you are well"? [closed]
How to appropriately respond to someone saying "I hope you are well./?" There are certain situations in writing where this would obviously not be soliciting a response (requiring a full s...
word usage - "In recent years" vs "in the recent years" - English ...
Feb 29, 2012 · Purely my opinion, but it seems to me "recent years" is normally only used in relation to the present.I don't think you can properly say, for example, "In 1916, Einstein, who had in recent years worked at the Swiss Patent Office, was appointed president of the German Physical Society".
Does "chronological order" mean the most recent item comes first?
Feb 15, 2020 · In technical and common parlance, the phrase "chronological order" indicates that the items are in order of occurrence or creation, oldest first (being the first in the chronology).
formality - Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you ...
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emotions - What's a word for a positive kind of "envy" without the ...
Aug 13, 2015 · A 'positive kind of "envy" without the sense of resentment' is, of course, envy. While the OED (for envy, noun) comes out punching with definition 3a