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Substitute for "involve"



 
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Substitute for "involve" #1 (permalink) Mon Jul 17, 2006 16:39 pm   Substitute for "involve"
 

Hello again

Could you please rewrite thie given sentence for me by eliminating the repetition of involve. What could possibly be the best substitute?

1- Passion, whether it involves love or hatred, involves a lot of suffering.

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Substitute for "involve" #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 17, 2006 17:02 pm   Substitute for "involve"
 

Hi Tom

A couple of ideas with minmum change to the sentence:

Passion, whether it involves love or hatred, entails a lot of suffering.

Passion, whether love or hatred, involves a lot of suffering.

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