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Contradictory or Contrary

Which of these sentences are correct and why?

1. I live in a quiet and tranquil area, which is contradictory to other busy areas of Hanoi.

2. I live in a quiet and tranquil area, which is contrary to other busy areas of Hanoi.

Thank you in advance!

  

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build towel 835 Which of these sentences are correct and why? "Which" has no real antecedent. It sounds like your living there is unlike other areas, when what you mean is that the area is.

  • build towel 835 Which of these sentences are correct and why?
  • "Which" has no real antecedent.
  • It sounds like your living there is unlike other areas, when what you mean is that the area is.
  • Anyway, "contradictory" requires a contradiction, and "contrary to" means something more like "despite".
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build towel 835Which of these sentences are correct and why?

Neither."Which" has no real antecedent. It sounds like your living there is unlike other areas, when what you mean is that the area is. Anyway, "contradictory" requires a contradiction, and "contrary to" means something more like "despite".

It sounds like you are trying for "I live in an ar

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You could write something like this:

Unlike other areas of Hanoi, the area where I live is very quiet.

CJ

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