(Not a teacher)Have you heard an expression, "He has a short fuse"
(Not a teacher)
Hi, there. Yes, I have.
It means one is bad-tempered, easily irritated.
Hi. I read your post and i can't figure out something. So..he has a short fuse= easily irritated. Nope. 'he has a short fuse= HE IS easily irritated....
Well excuse me..in my languange you can skip some of the pronouns..anyway I do not intend to irritate youIf you use an "=" sign, both sides of the equation must be syntactically equivalent. Please.
And excuse me - I have a short fuse.
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I guess you don't have ADVERB in english?:-"'Irritated' is an adjective, specifically a past participle (formed from a verb, indicating that something has happened). 'Irritating' is also an adjective, specifically a present participle (formed from a verb, indicating that someone or something is doing something). The irritant is irritating; the sufferer of the irritation is irritated. For example, a fly might be irritating - its buzzing may irritate (active) someone. The person is irritated (passive) by the fly. If you exchange 'irritated' for 'irritating', you change the meaning:
A is irritating B => B is being irritated by A.
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