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Re: difference between 'wait' and 'await'
By:Shelley Vernon
In Response To: difference between 'wait' and 'await' (teacher21)
To await is more poetic and eloquent. One might say, I await death, but if one said, I await the bus, while technically not incorrect people might raise an eyebrow! Other people might secretly wonder which mental institution one had just escaped from! 
Shelley Vernon
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- difference between 'wait' and 'await' -- teacher21
- Re: difference between 'wait' and 'await' -- Shelley Vernon