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Re:English is relatively easy to learn, but not to master (2... by FartyMcFarter on Sunday March 28, 2021 @06:22AM (#26609209)
> In English why do you need to say “exacerbate” when you can say “make worse”?

George Orwell wrote a great essay about this, worth a read:

https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel...

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