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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
adj or noun
Hi,
Would you say grammatical mistakes or grammar mistakes ? Why? If both, what is the difference in meaning between them?
Quoc
Would you say grammatical mistakes or grammar mistakes ? Why? If both, what is the difference in meaning between them?
Quoc
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The meaning is the same. In the first, you're using a adjective for defining the quality of the mistakes, in the 2nd, a noun. The 1st one is more used.
- The meaning is the same.
- In the first, you're using a adjective for defining the quality of the mistakes, in the 2nd, a noun.
- The 1st one is more used.
- The 2nd one may create the impression you don't know the appropriate adjective, or that you want to shorten your sentences by using "compressed" forms.
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The meaning is the same.
In the first, you're using a adjective for defining the quality of the mistakes, in the 2nd, a noun.
The 1st one is more used. The 2nd one may create the impression you don't know the appropriate adjective, or that you want to shorten your sentences by using "compressed" forms.
In the first, you're using a adjective for defining the quality of the mistakes, in the 2nd, a noun.
The 1st one is more used. The 2nd one may create the impression you don't know the appropriate adjective, or that you want to shorten your sentences by using "compressed" forms.
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Marius HancuThe meaning is the same.I agree.
In the first, you're using a adjective for defining the quality of the mistakes, in the 2nd, a noun.
The 1st one is more used. The 2nd one may create the impression you don't know the appropriate adjective, or that you want to shorten your sentences by using "compressed" forms.
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