Which one do you think is right?
"....but he was tactless enough to rake up the incidents of the old quarrel, and from that moment we were scarcely on speaking(conditions/relationships/relations/terms)?
I'm tending to "relationships", but the textbook's answer is "terms".Do you think it is right?
Thanks in advance!
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Answers · 5
3
The textbook is right. It might sound a little unusual, but that is just how it is spoken in English.
2
"terms" is a normal use of the word. For "Relationship" It would be "we scarcely had a speaking relationship"
1
Terms is correct. The idiom is “to be on speaking terms” with someone. The other choices don’t work.
0
According to the definition on Cambridge Dictionary, "not be on speaking terms" refers to:"refuse to speak to them because you are angry with them"
0
Yes, a bit awkward, but it´s correct.
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