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  1. word choice - "Suffer" vs. "suffer from" - English Language

    Sep 25, 2013 · suffer from interference from other transmitters would be correct, corresponding to example 1.1; and ommitting the ‘from’ does not correspond to any of the examples there …

  2. What is the difference between "suffer for" and "suffer from"?

    May 6, 2021 · 1 "Suffer for" introduces a reason for punishment or suffering that is typically caused by other human beings, and which people either choose to accept because of what …

  3. meaning - It suffered me a lot or it made me suffer a lot? - English ...

    Aug 29, 2020 · I understand that the second sentence (it made me suffer a lot) is correct, but could anyone please explain why? I couldn't find an explanation on the internet. Many thanks.

  4. An idiom for deriving pleasure from another's suffering

    Sep 30, 2011 · I believe it is what the Germans call "Schadenfreude". English itself has no such equivalent word. (Although it has been adopted as a loanword.) Does an idiom exist that …

  5. What does “I don't suffer from insanity” mean? [closed]

    Sep 5, 2015 · I don't suffer from insanity. In this case — as made clear by the enjoyment — insanity is not something to suffer; it's not a trouble. The complete quote is an example of a …

  6. What do I use in this instance? Suffering or suffer? [duplicate]

    Feb 11, 2019 · I enjoy watching people suffering. I enjoy watching people suffer. I feel more comfortable using the second one, but I also think that the first one is right... so which one …

  7. Phrase with similar meaning to "don't suffer fools gladly/lightly"

    Jul 12, 2018 · 0 I am looking for a phrase that is similar to "he doesn't suffer fools gladly" it is something like "he'd sooner walk through you, than around" likely UK/Irish in origin. I read it in …

  8. word choice - "suffer" and "lack" can be used together? - English ...

    Mar 3, 2011 · Suffer and lack can most certainly be used together. Thus, your example is correct: The assets suffer from a lack of reliability. Suffer goes well directly with negative nouns; some …

  9. Why do victims “sustain” injuries? - English Language & Usage …

    Jun 30, 2019 · It comes from the sense of suffer, and surely you can see how someone would suffer an injury. From Etymonline: c. 1300, "give support to," from stem of Old French sostenir …

  10. "Suffer from a headache" vs. "suffer from the headache" [closed]

    And Ngrams shows that you used to suffer from the gout and from headache, rather than from gout and from a headache. So we were inconsistent in the past, and we're differently …