(informal, British, Ireland) A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical.
(informal, British, Ireland) A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical.
You should write in to the agony aunt; she'll sort it out for you.
"agony aunt" means: A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"agony aunt" means: A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
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A column written by an agony aunt, giving advice on readers' personal problems.
(chiefly, UK) A column of a newspaper which contains advertisements relating to lost relatives and friends and other personal matters.
(Britain, Ireland) : my sainted aunt, my sainted uncle.
(UK) The page on which an agony column appears; an agony column.
"agony aunt" means: A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (British) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in
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(informal, British, Ireland) Someone commonly consulted for advice about personal problems.
Pandora has just left my bedroom. I am just about devastated with frustration. I can't go on like this. I have written to Aunt Clara, the Agony Aunt.
“Dear Agony Aunt. I feel unloved. Although my hosts know to expect me at any time, they're horrified when I arrive. Any advice? Yours, Death. #vss365 #vss #dear”
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