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Gaelic Posted 14 years ago
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"With more than 400 undergraduate and graduate students combined, and research expenditures in the $5 to $6 million range annually, the department continues to be one of the University’s leading academic units."
How is "400 undergraduate and graduate students combined" different from "400 combined undergraduate and graduate students "?
"With more than 400 undergraduate and graduate students combined, and research expenditures in the $5 to $6 million range annually, the department continues to be one of the University’s leading academic units."
How is "400 undergraduate and graduate students combined" different from "400 combined undergraduate and graduate students "?
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Without "combined", the phrase could be understood to mean "400 undergraduate and 400 graduate students". With it, there's no ambiguity; the only meaning is "undergraduate students + graduate students > 400".
- Without "combined", the phrase could be understood to mean "400 undergraduate and 400 graduate students".
- With it, there's no ambiguity; the only meaning is "undergraduate students + graduate students > 400".
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Without "combined", the phrase could be understood to mean "400 undergraduate and 400 graduate students". With it, there's no ambiguity; the only meaning is "undergraduate students + graduate students > 400".
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