GETTING EMOTIONAL Laugh Until You Cry

Una fina línea separa la risa del llanto, y la lengua inglesa la recorre con una rica variedad de matices léxicos e idiomáticos.

by RACHEL ROBERTS

There are just as many ways to describe happiness or sadness as there are to express these feelings physically. Individual ways of responding, the intensity of the emotion, and what exactly it is we are trying to communicate all come into play. We sometimes cry when we’re happy or moved1, for example, or laugh when we’re sad or angry. Writers often make use of this nuance2 to bring complexity to a particular character in a novel. So how can we navigate the complicated verbal landscape of laughter and tears? Here is some guidance. AMUSEMENT When we are only slightly3 amused4, we may begin with a smile. A smile can extend into a grin5 or a smirk6. A grin can be simply a broad smile, or there could be some unpleasant intention…

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