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Haohaoxuexi Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Difference bewteen geographic and geographical

Is there any difference between geographic and geographical, biologic and biological? I have looked them up in the dictionary, the following are the answer, are they correct?




geographical
adjective (MAINLY US geographic)

biological


syn.: biologic


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We appreciate your helping us. (-from dictionary) use your or you?

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Question 3:



"I'm going out this evening," she said. use "..." or '...' ?

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Thanks a lot!

  

Top answer

The '-ic' or '-ical' endings mean the same, but it's a question of convention which you use. So I'd say 'scientific', but 'scientifical' sounds old-fashioned to me. But I've never heard the word 'biologic' - we always say 'biological'.

— Deborah_d

  • The '-ic' or '-ical' endings mean the same, but it's a question of convention which you use.
  • So I'd say 'scientific', but 'scientifical' sounds old-fashioned to me.
  • But I've never heard the word 'biologic' - we always say 'biological'.
  • So you just need to learn which is usually used.
  • 2.
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The '-ic' or '-ical' endings mean the same, but it's a question of convention which you use. So I'd say 'scientific', but 'scientifical' sounds old-fashioned to me. But I've never heard the word 'biologic' - we always say 'biological'. So you just need to learn which is usually used.

2. Either. Technically, 'your' and 'his' are better, because the object (the thing being appreciated or i
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