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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

constituent vs ingredient

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What is the difference between constituent and ingredient?

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They are often interchangeable but one usually fits better than the other and vice versa.

  • They are often interchangeable but one usually fits better than the other and vice versa.
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They are often interchangeable but one usually fits better than the other and vice versa.
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Hi

This is just a suggestion, but I think I would use 'ingredient' if I am either listing some things that go to make up the whole or maybe all of them - it doesn't matter too much. I would probably keep 'constituent' for cases where I was trying to give all the things that are essential

- A sense of high fashion is definitely an ingredient in the film

- As ever, the co

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