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Hiro_Y

3 feb 2019

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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre force A to do y compel A to do ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

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Kryaix

3 feb 2019

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@Hiro_Y not really.. you can use force formally as well.

I think compel is just fancier than force. compel is a weird word for normal English. here's some examples of what I mean.

smart guy: "the subatomic particals fuse irrationally to become a singularity that COMPELS all sournding Matter towards its core"

wizard: rushing winds of the 7th blood moon hear my call and scream with winter's fury I COMPEL thee to for fill my desire and crush thyn enemy!

Religious leaders: The power of Jesus COMPELS you! and the gates of hell shall not preval!

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Kryaix

3 feb 2019

Inglés (US)

same thing.

compel is a word you'll hear from people trying to sound smart, wizards and religious leaders.

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Hiro_Y

3 feb 2019

Japonés

@Kryaix Thank you for your reply. Do you mean compel is a formal expression?

Kryaix

3 feb 2019

Inglés (US)

@Hiro_Y not really.. you can use force formally as well.

I think compel is just fancier than force. compel is a weird word for normal English. here's some examples of what I mean.

smart guy: "the subatomic particals fuse irrationally to become a singularity that COMPELS all sournding Matter towards its core"

wizard: rushing winds of the 7th blood moon hear my call and scream with winter's fury I COMPEL thee to for fill my desire and crush thyn enemy!

Religious leaders: The power of Jesus COMPELS you! and the gates of hell shall not preval!

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Kryaix

3 feb 2019

Inglés (US)

@Hiro_Y yeah sorry if that explanation made it more confusing 😑 it's not very common.

try reposting this question. maybe someone who actually uses this word will explain it better

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Hiro_Y

4 feb 2019

Japonés

@Kryaix I have got to know compel is an uncommon and rather fancy word now. It was very helpful and I appreciate your explanation and examples.

Vovgan

6 feb 2019

Inglés (US)

@Hiro_Y “compelled” is often used in passive tense. 例: 1) I felt compelled to write a reply. 2) I felt compelled to object. 強制されていないが、しないわけにはいかないときに使います。心の底に感じる義務。すべき。そうすることは正当だ。従って、 in the following sentence “forces” instead of “compels” will sound less natural: “His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him”.

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Hiro_Y

6 feb 2019

Japonés

@Vovgan Thank you again.

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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre force A to do y compel A to do ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

same thing. compel is a word you'll hear from people trying to sound smart, wizards and religious leaders.

@Hiro_Y yeah sorry if that explanation made it more confusing 😑 it's not very common. try reposting this question. maybe someone who actually uses this word will explain it better

same thing.

compel is a word you'll hear from people trying to sound smart, wizards and religious leaders.

@Hiro_Y yeah sorry if that explanation made it more confusing 😑 it's not very common.

try reposting this question. maybe someone who actually uses this word will explain it better