"your story is compelling"

abc   Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:11 am GMT
how could a story be compelling?
Igor   Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:25 am GMT
meaning 'convincing'
Milanya   Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:16 pm GMT
meaning " interesting"
Geoff_One   Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:35 pm GMT
All of the above.
Rolls   Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:22 pm GMT
Meaning gripng, drawing the reader in...
abc   Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:07 am GMT
wow, thnx
Chris   Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:44 pm GMT
com=with
pell=motion

The reader is moved along (emotionally/intellectually) with/by the story.
abc   Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:06 am GMT
thnx Chris. could you give me an example of a sentence that has both words ("com" and "pell")? I want to learn how to use them right
thnx again
abc   Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:46 pm GMT
anyone?
american nic   Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:29 pm GMT
'Com' and 'pell' aren't words, they are Latin roots, which combine into the English word 'compell'. There are thousands of words like these, many with roots that aren't Latin.
abc   Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:35 am GMT
thanks nic