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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Crucial VS Decisive

Can I say "We are facing a financial crisis, so we should take a decisive decision"?
Can I say "Be aware that sometimes you need to take crucial decision in your life regardless if you will like or dislike them"?
  

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samerrustom Can I say "We are facing a financial crisis, so we should take a decisive decision"? A "decisive decision" sounds awkward, to say the least. A decision is decisive by default.

— Xerxes

  • samerrustom Can I say "We are facing a financial crisis, so we should take a decisive decision"?
  • A "decisive decision" sounds awkward, to say the least.
  • A decision is decisive by default.
  • Here is an example of where the use of the word "decisive" is appropriate: We have a financial crisis.
  • The coming days will be decisive as the world waits for some kind of decision on the part of our leaders.
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samerrustomCan I say "We are facing a financial crisis, so we should take a decisive decision"?
A "decisive decision" sounds awkward, to say the least. A decision is decisive by default. Here is an example of where the use of the word "decisive" is appropriate:
We have a financial crisis. The coming days will be decisive as the world waits for so
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Thank you for your assistance Or assistant.
The meaning of decisive is still shallow for me. Could you help me with more examples please?
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samerrustomWe are facing a financial crisis, so we should take a decisive decision.
Decisive decision? No. You don't want that. It's not good style to use two words together that are almost the same.
samerrustomBe aware that sometimes you need to take crucial decision in your life regardless if you will like or dislike them.
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