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The word I'm having trouble with isn't a medical term, but I'd still greatly appreciate any alternatives anyone can offer. The paragraph goes like this:
This is a 44-year-old female, divorced 2 years, mother of 2 young adult children, currently living in an apartment by herself. She spends her time shopping, cooking, and housekeeping. She ("hates") visits with friends with whom she chats and shops with.
I'm fairly certain the rest of the paragraph is correct (except maybe that she's been divorced 22 years instead of 2, but he broke off like he had made an error in saying 20 and with 2 young adult children, it seemed more logical that it was 2), and it really sounds like he's saying "hates" but that makes absolutely no sense with the rest of the paragraph. He's breathing into the microphone as he's speaking the word, so I guess it could be anything that sounds remotely like that. I've tried "takes" or "makes" but I'm really not sure. I don't have the option of flagging it. I've thought about this for so long that I can't even come up with anything plausible. Can anyone help, please?
Thanks so much!
Sheri