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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Corrupt vs corrupted
This is from the today's The Independent:
"No, in the Arab world, we want law and order and stability. Even in Hosni Mubarak's corrupt and corrupted Egypt, that's what we want. And we will get it."
Why is Egypt 'corrupt' and 'corrupted' at the same time? Both words are adjectival modifiers of the noun 'Egypt' and seem to mean the same. So the question is: what is the difference between the adjective 'corrupt' and adjectivally used past participle 'corrupted' in the phrase 'corrupt and corrupted'?
Thanks
"No, in the Arab world, we want law and order and stability. Even in Hosni Mubarak's corrupt and corrupted Egypt, that's what we want. And we will get it."
Why is Egypt 'corrupt' and 'corrupted' at the same time? Both words are adjectival modifiers of the noun 'Egypt' and seem to mean the same. So the question is: what is the difference between the adjective 'corrupt' and adjectivally used past participle 'corrupted' in the phrase 'corrupt and corrupted'?
Thanks
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Hi, This is from the today's The Independent: "No, in the Arab world, we want law and order and stability. Even in Hosni Mubarak's corrupt and corrupted Egypt, that's what we want. " Why is Egypt 'corrupt' and 'corrupted' at the same time?
- Hi, This is from the today's The Independent: "No, in the Arab world, we want law and order and stability.
- Even in Hosni Mubarak's corrupt and corrupted Egypt, that's what we want.
- " Why is Egypt 'corrupt' and 'corrupted' at the same time?
- Both words are adjectival modifiers of the noun 'Egypt' and seem to mean the same.
- So the question is: what is the difference between the adjective 'corrupt' and adjectivally used past participle 'corrupted' in the phrase 'corrupt and corrupted'?
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Hi,
This is from the today's The Independent:
"No, in the Arab world, we want law and order and stability. Even in Hosni Mubarak's corrupt and corrupted Egypt, that's what we want. And we will get it."
Why is Egypt 'corrupt' and 'corrupted' at the same time? Both words are adjectival modifiers of the noun 'Egypt' and se
This is from the today's The Independent:
"No, in the Arab world, we want law and order and stability. Even in Hosni Mubarak's corrupt and corrupted Egypt, that's what we want. And we will get it."
Why is Egypt 'corrupt' and 'corrupted' at the same time? Both words are adjectival modifiers of the noun 'Egypt' and se
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HI,
tHE USE OF THE TWO VERY SIMILAR ADIECTIVES ADDS STYLE AND NUANCE TO THE SENTENCE.
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tHE USE OF THE TWO VERY SIMILAR ADIECTIVES ADDS STYLE AND NUANCE TO THE SENTENCE.
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(dON'T KNOW WHY THIS CAME OUT IN CAPS)
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