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erik19283
Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 144
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:07 am Post subject: I'm scared of.... / I'm afraid of.... |
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Hello,
Is there a difference between "I'm scared of...." and "I'm afraid of...."?
I don't see any besides that "scared" sounds less formal to me than "afraid" does, so I am wondering if there actually is one or even many differences.
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Lorikeet

Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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| They are the same to me. |
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wintersweet
Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 35 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, USA
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I agree. _________________ wintersweet
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erik19283
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:18 am Post subject: |
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Well, what can I say? I guess... thank you!  |
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