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missdaredevil · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 1670 Location: Ask me

1.passionate: feeling or showing strong and deeply felt emotions in a serious way
a very intense young student

I found that sample sentence in an online dictionary. But doesn't *intense* means other things as well? If I use that word, will there be a lot of meanings?

2. I owe myself two *journal entries*.
or
I owe myself two *entries of journal *.

3.A:I'm going to take TOEIC.
B: Isn't that more for *commerce*?

Can *commerce* and *business* be used interchangeably?

4. Can *FYI* be used interchangeably with *just so you know*?

Thnaks

CP · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 2875 Location: California

1. If you are asking whether using "intense" rather than "passionate" will bring up a lot of questions, I think that depends on the sentence you use it in. I think "passionate" means deeply interested in, devoted to, and committed to something or someone in an emotional way. One can be intense without being passionate.

2. You would not say, "I owe myself two entries of journal." It is not a natural construction and it doesn't really convey the same meaning, that you missed two diary entries and you owe it to yourself to make the entries. If you want an alternative to "I owe myself two journal entries," you could say, "I owe myself two entries in my journal / in my diary."

3. I think they can usually be used interchangeably.

4. Yes. "FYI" is short for "for your information," which is usually the same as "just so you know."

By the way, "for your information" can be used in a confrontational, aggressive way in conversation, and may be interpreted that way if spoken sharply. "For your information, I have been driving a taxi for 10 years, so I don't need your advice about how to get there."
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LucentShade · Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 542 Location: Nebraska, USA

When talking about people, "intense" will be understood to mean passionate/emotional/energetic. You probably don't need to worry about other meanings, since they will come up in other contexts, such as "He felt the intense heat from the fire."