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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

alarm

The size and scope of the problem continue to alarm us.

Is this sentence correct? and why?

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This sentence doesn’t really need to be used with [scope] because the idiom, [scope of the problem], is already implying big size. e. No one really realized the scope of the financial problem our company was facing until the layoff news came out.

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  • This sentence doesn’t really need to be used with [scope] because the idiom, [scope of the problem], is already implying big size.
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  • No one really realized the scope of the financial problem our company was facing until the layoff news came out.
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This sentence doesn’t really need to be used with [scope] because the idiom, [scope of the problem], is already implying big size. I.e. No one really realized the scope of the financial problem our company was facing until the layoff news came out.
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Isn't "size" there more to do with "volume" and "scope" with area?
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Scope is nothing to do with area. In this context it means 'extent' and there are many other types of contexts scope can be used in.

Size - we do talk of small problems, big problems and so on.
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<Scope is nothing to do with area.>

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Quick definitions (scope)


  • noun: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control (Example: "Within the scope of an investigation")
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    Ah, I was taking 'area' as in surface area measurement.
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