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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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00Why do people just say, 'I have decided to do something' instead of 'I have made a decision to do something'? The latter one is more complicated, right?02br
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02br 02br 00Also, it sounds much more formal. 02br 02br 00'I have made a decision' is rather more ponderous and suggests that there was an extensive and important decision making process. '0-

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00Also, it sounds much more formal.
  • 02br 02br 00'I have made a decision' is rather more ponderous and suggests that there was an extensive and important decision making process.
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0Yes, it's longer to say!02br
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00Also, it sounds much more formal. You could decide something on the spur of the moment: 'I am at the cafe and have decided to have sausages for lunch'.02br
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00'I have made a decision' is rather more ponderous and suggests that there was an extensive and important decision making process. 'I have made the decision to
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0Hi there,02br
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00So people just say 'decide' instead of 'make decision'?02br
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00The same cases such as 'make an attempt', 'make an improvement'. I would rather use 'attempt, 'improve', which are more direct.02br
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