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Monstrum Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Diferrence between

held in / detained

document / information

prisoner of war/ Prisoner of War

reported transferred/ transferred
  

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Hi, Much depends on how these terms are used ina sentence, but here are some general comments. held in / detained 'Detained' sounds more offiical. eg a kidnapper would not usually be said to 'detain' someone document a eg a letter, a report / information eg the contents of a letter or report.

— Clive

  • Hi, Much depends on how these terms are used ina sentence, but here are some general comments.
  • held in / detained 'Detained' sounds more offiical.
  • eg a kidnapper would not usually be said to 'detain' someone document a eg a letter, a report / information eg the contents of a letter or report.
  • Also something that is said but not necessarily written prisoner of war/ Prisoner of War Capitals make it sound like a title or official term of some kind, reported transferred somebody said they were transferred / transferred they were transferred Clive
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Hi,
Much depends on how these terms are used ina sentence, but here are some general comments.

held in / detained 'Detained' sounds more offiical. eg a kidnapper would not usually be said to 'detain' someone


document a eg a letter, a report / information
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held in:

He held in his stomach as the tailor measured him for a suit.

detained:

We were detained by the police after the political demonstration.

document, information:

This document contains just as much information as that book does.
This document is very big, but it doesn't contain much information.

prisoner of war/ Prisoner of War:
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