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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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divide vs gap

0"I can't imagine that anyone who would vote for Hillary Clinton would end up voting for McCain. If you look at the issues, there's a huge 01b00divide02b00 between Hillary and McCain," Peffley said.02br
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00Can I replace divide with 'gap'?02br
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0 but divide can also mean difference0-
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0Optilang, are you saying gap doesn't imply different? I thought difference was the only figurative meaning for the two words.0-
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0Thanks, Optilang!0-
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0 "Divide" is slightly more formal than "gap."02br
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0Thanks, Ddms. That's new to me.0-
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