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Majid Khakbazan Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Collectively vs combined

Hello

Is it possible to replace "combined" with "collectively" in the following sentence?

The new technology is 7-times bigger than computers, tablets and smartphones ... combined.



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Hello, Majid Khakbazan—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member. Majid Khakbazan Is it possible to replace "combined" with "collectively" Probably, but for some reason you have omitted part of your sentence.

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  • Hello, Majid Khakbazan—and welcome to English Forums.
  • Thank you for registering as a member.
  • Majid Khakbazan Is it possible to replace "combined" with "collectively" Probably, but for some reason you have omitted part of your sentence.
  • That part may be critical to word choice.
  • Also, do not hyphenate '7 times'.
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Hello, Majid Khakbazan—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
Majid KhakbazanIs it possible to replace "combined" with "collectively"
Probably, but for some reason you have omitted part of your sentence. That part may be critical to word choice. Also, do not hyphenate '7 times'.
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