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8/"He is very severe on/with his children." and "The teacher is rather severe in marking."
What do you think? Do they sound strange to you?
...it is quite normal
to use it to describe person's appearance, for example "My teacher is dressed severe."
That is slang expression, which I picked up from local tourists - cross country runners. It has many, but very sarcastic, meanings, and, prolly, word "awareness" is the closest to it by meaning. For example, You are going to watch movie with a girlfriend, and You get large rubber boots, for the case of flood, hat with mesh for mosquitos, shovel and hammer on Your belt; and compas on Your neck is paired with special wistle to repell snakes and sharks, and ... I will omit some details, but do not be surprised if somebody will tell about You : "O-oh, he is severe". One small detail, if You will put on some cool and sporty and pricey oakley shades, in that case it will be: "O-oh, he is severely fast" *lol*I've never heard the word used like this. I'm not even quite sure what this is supposed to mean. Does it mean the teacher is dressed for severe weather? e.g., wearing winter clothes?
Severe can be used to describe people, but it is a little more specific than that. Severe describes qualities, while strict describes how something is done. If a teacher is strict, then sometimes their punishments are severe. This sentence, for example, would make no sense if the words were swapped (or at the very least lose the intended meaning). Severe and strict are not interchangeable.Thank you for the help, Soggycake and Clark.
According to my dictionaries, "severe" can be used for describing people.
They carry some examples, such as "a severe teacher", "He is very severe
on/with his children." and "The teacher is rather severe in marking."
What do you think? Do they sound strange to you?
Hirashin
"He punted the kitten across the room, so he received severe punishment."
"The laws of kitten punting is very strict."
Excuse the silly examples, but I think it'll help you remember better. Hope this helped any.
Does it mean "kick"?
Yeah, You are right, like in soccer.Yep, pretty much. It's when you drop a ball(or some other object) and kick it before it reaches the ground.
punt is a strike with a hand
It was just a lame joke."Punting of kitten" is not that big crime, and it could not be a reason for "severe punishment".
Frankly, I don't think punting has anything to do with hands. I could kinda see it in volleyball, but that's a serve, right? At least in the dictionary, there's no key word in there for hand.
I was joking too, sorry for thatIt was just a lame joke.
Sorry, I'm confused...
Does "punting a kitten" mean to drop a kitten and kick it before it reaches the ground?@.@
Hirashin