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ClarissaMach
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 Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:34 pm Post subject: Can timeworn be replaced by old in this sentence? |
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Do you think the word "timeworn" could be replaced by "old" in the sentence below?
"For generations, Lisbon�s reputation has been wrapped up in fado, the centuries-old folk music that drifts like teary, windblown tissue from the city�s timeworn fado houses, which are de rigueur stops for travelers."
Another question: can "strung up" be replaced by "anxious"?
Thanks in advance.
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IanT
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Timeworn suggests not only "old", but also "looking a bit old"
Like the building equivalent of a faded pair of jeans you've had for years but still like.
Maybe. 
Hope helps,
Ian
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