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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

any difference?

a) I gave him the wrong address.
b) I gave him the false address.
c) I gave him the incorrect address.
  

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a) I gave him the wrong address. You gave him Bill Adams' address, not Bill Adamsons' address. b) I gave him the false address.

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  • a) I gave him the wrong address.
  • You gave him Bill Adams' address, not Bill Adamsons' address.
  • b) I gave him the false address.
  • You intended to deceive him.
  • c) I gave him the incorrect address.
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a) I gave him the wrong address. You gave him Bill Adams' address, not Bill Adamsons' address.
b) I gave him the false address. You intended to deceive him.
c) I gave him the incorrect address. You gave him Bill Adams' address, but copied it incorrectly.
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"a" is correct and natural.
"b" is unnatural, and it could imply that you had a false address and a genuine address, and that you gave him the false one instead of the genuine one!
"c" is similar to "a", but is slightly more formal.
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