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desperanceTo plead for Han's life means one thing;
to demand Han's life means the exact opposite.
And yet, and yet: pleading and demanding inherently sit on the same side of meaning, lined up on "we want this". Usage is odd.
I notice this, of course, because I have used both verbs in the same sentence, which leaves me pushing against the common meaning for one of them. I think I may keep it none the less, at least for now. See if the copy-editor objects...
to demand Han's life means the exact opposite.
And yet, and yet: pleading and demanding inherently sit on the same side of meaning, lined up on "we want this". Usage is odd.
I notice this, of course, because I have used both verbs in the same sentence, which leaves me pushing against the common meaning for one of them. I think I may keep it none the less, at least for now. See if the copy-editor objects...