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GrammarLoser Posted 14 years ago
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Analogue of?
Is it correct to say that someone is the analogue of someone else when what you're trying to say is that they're similar to each other in so many ways? Ex. Trisha, the analogue of Bea, likes mashed potatoes as well.
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This sense is not incorrect. "thioacids are sulphur analogues of oxyacids " i found this sentence in the oxford dictionary.
- This sense is not incorrect.
- "thioacids are sulphur analogues of oxyacids " i found this sentence in the oxford dictionary.
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This sense is not incorrect.
"thioacids are sulphur analogues of oxyacids"
i found this sentence in the oxford dictionary.
"thioacids are sulphur analogues of oxyacids"
i found this sentence in the oxford dictionary.
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That is slang, and as such it is imprecise, risky, and not suitable for formal writing. Nobody I know uses the word that way, but I've seen it.
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