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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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Broad/wide
Sir,
How to use braod and wide, as both represnt same meaning.
1. a broad road.
2. a wide road.
both (1) and (2) show same meaning.
Could you explain to me about correct usage of these two terms.
thanks.
How to use braod and wide, as both represnt same meaning.
1. a broad road.
2. a wide road.
both (1) and (2) show same meaning.
Could you explain to me about correct usage of these two terms.
thanks.
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A broad road = a wide road A broad river = a wide river They seem to be synonymous at least when we are examining two-dimensional physical objects that are simply much greater in one dimension than the other. Otherwise, there is no rule that I can perceive; it is collocational or idiomatic. For what it is worth, Fowler says that ' wide refers to the distance that separates the limits, and broad to the amplitude of what connects them, and when it does not matter which of these is in our minds, either word does equally well'.
- A broad road = a wide road A broad river = a wide river They seem to be synonymous at least when we are examining two-dimensional physical objects that are simply much greater in one dimension than the other.
- Otherwise, there is no rule that I can perceive; it is collocational or idiomatic.
- For what it is worth, Fowler says that ' wide refers to the distance that separates the limits, and broad to the amplitude of what connects them, and when it does not matter which of these is in our minds, either word does equally well'.
- I myself, however, have not the patience to pursue this possibility through a lot of examples-- perhaps you could.
- My first reaction is that 'broad' is perhaps more often metaphorically employed.
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A broad road = a wide road
A broad river = a wide river
They seem to be synonymous at least when we are examining two-dimensional physical objects that are simply much greater in one dimension than the other. Otherwise, there is no rule that I can perceive; it is collocational or idiomatic.
For what it is worth, Fowler says that 'wide refers to the distance that se
A broad river = a wide river
They seem to be synonymous at least when we are examining two-dimensional physical objects that are simply much greater in one dimension than the other. Otherwise, there is no rule that I can perceive; it is collocational or idiomatic.
For what it is worth, Fowler says that 'wide refers to the distance that se
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