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Re: Collins: choke up

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by: bruce bowser - Sun, 3 Jul 2022 20:50 UTC

On Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 10:31:35 AM UTC-4, JOF wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:45:43 -0700 (PDT), Marius Hancu
> <marius...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Hello:
> >
> >---
> >[She's overwhelmed, recognizing the mutations of her competitors into
> >monsters]
> >
> >“What is it, Katniss?” Peeta shakes my shoulder.
> >
> >“It’s them. It’s all of them. The others. Rue and Foxface and … all of
> >the other tributes,” I choke out.
> >
> >Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
> >---
> >
> >“I choke out"
> >Difference from
> >"I choke up"?
>
> To "choke up" is to find it hard to speak because of emotion.

Of course, that also means to vomit to some less extent.

> To "choke out" is to manage to speak despite feeling choked up.

I've never heard of the phrase.

A clever prophet makes sure of the event first.

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