What"s the Difference Between the Words "Regretful" and "Regrettable"?
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Answers to Practice Exercises: Regretful and Regrettable
(a) The principal described the incident as unpleasant and regrettable.
(b) When he heard that class had been canceled, Gus felt both regretful and relieved.
(c) "Anything was possible, but pride, or shame, or exhaustion, or some regrettable combination of the three, persuaded him to delay their return until the following night."
(Tim Willocks, The Religion.
Sarah Crichton, 2007)
Glossary of Usage: Index of Commonly Confused Words
Answers to Practice Exercises: Regretful and Regrettable
(a) The principal described the incident as unpleasant and regrettable.
(b) When he heard that class had been canceled, Gus felt both regretful and relieved.
(c) "Anything was possible, but pride, or shame, or exhaustion, or some regrettable combination of the three, persuaded him to delay their return until the following night."
(Tim Willocks, The Religion.
Sarah Crichton, 2007)
Glossary of Usage: Index of Commonly Confused Words
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