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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Adjectives
Is any of these sentences correct:
a) "My contact with the French language is very scant."
b) "My contact with the French language is very scarce."
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scant, not scarce . Extra: By the way, the word most often associated with 'scant' is 'evidence'. Evidence of ...
- scant, not scarce .
- Extra: By the way, the word most often associated with 'scant' is 'evidence'.
- Evidence of ...
- is scant.
- / There is scant evidence that ....
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scant, not scarce.
Extra:
By the way, the word most often associated with 'scant' is 'evidence'.
Evidence of ... is scant. / There is scant evidence that ....
Other things that are often said to be scant are 'information', 'data', 'research', and 'knowledge'.
By the way, 'scarce' gives the impression of searching for something and not bei
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