Advances or Advancements???

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Hi all,to get straight to the point :Is it: 1) Advances in technology and the enhancement  of modulation schemes are conducive to the release of 200 Mbps PLC chipsets by  companies ....or    2) Advancements in technology and the enhancement  of modulation schemes are conducive to the release of 200 Mbps PLC chipsets by  companies ....thanksJohn Criticos

Newmoon1805 · Accepted Answer

Hi John,

Advancements in technology and the enhancement of modulation schemes are conducive to the release of 200 Mbps PLC chipsets by companies ....

Refer
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/advances
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Advancements%20

John182 · Answer

Thanks Newmoon

Goodman · Answer

John182Hi all,

to get straight to the point :

Is it: 1) Advances in technology and the enhancement of modulation schemes are conducive to the release of 200 Mbps PLC chipsets by companies ....
or

2) Advancements in technology and the enhancement of modulation schemes are conducive to the release of 200 Mbps PLC chipsets by companies ....

thanks

John Criticos

Hi,

There seems to be a difference in my opinion between "advance" and "advancement". Sometime they do seem to be interchangeable. I did a little Googling and found the following explanation:

"Advance" and "advancement" are not synonyms. "Advance" is both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it means "the act of moving forward." "Advancement" is only a noun and it means "a forward step" or "an improvement."

Many people use "advancement" when "advance" is a better choice. Here are examples of correct uses for each of them:

"The development of the steam engine was a tremendous advance in transportation."

"Every piece of research contributes to the advancement of knowledge.:

These two sentences are my examples:

His commitment to the advancement of science deserves our utmost admiration.

The advance of science allows mankind to live longer than ever before.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi John,
I disagree with the above. "Advances" not "advancements," and the links prove me right. Ideally, check the American Heritage Dictionary.

Carol (native speaker and English Ph.D.)

Anonymous · Answer

Advances works extremely well as a measure of the status of things.  It seems to refer to the past, that is, apositive  change having occurred.  One works for the advancement of X but the change is an advance and the field has advanced as a result.  All advances.  In a job one advances or works hard for advancement.

Anonymous · Answer

I appreciate this question and your contributions to the thread.

Of course, opinions are like noses ... everyone has one.

In this case, the Associated Press responded to my query with a definitive "pick 'em."

OTOH, author Bryan Garner, writing in The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style, prefers "advances."

As do I.

Best,

Richard A. Solomon

Anonymous · Answer

Anonymousopinions are like noses ... everyone has one.

Voldemort does not have one.

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