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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Do these two sentences using ‘mentioned/enumerated’ and ‘as’ sound natural?
Do these two sentences using ‘mentioned/enumerated’ and ‘as’ sound natural?
- Sam mentioned/enumerated smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, lack of physical activity or too much exercise, and unhealthy eating habits as the common causes of lifestyle diseases.
- Sam mentioned/enumerated the common causes of lifestyle diseases such as smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, lack of physical activity or too much exercise, and unhealthy eating habits.
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Rommel Sam mentioned/enumerated smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, lack of physical activity or too much exercise, and unhealthy eating habits as the common causes of lifestyle diseases. Yes, this makes sense using either mentioned or enumerated. However, "enumerated" would likely only appear in written English.
- Rommel Sam mentioned/enumerated smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, lack of physical activity or too much exercise, and unhealthy eating habits as the common causes of lifestyle diseases.
- Yes, this makes sense using either mentioned or enumerated.
- However, "enumerated" would likely only appear in written English.
- It would be out of the ordinary for someone to say this in conversation.
- "Mentioned" would be commonly understood in written or spoken form in this context.
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RommelSam mentioned/enumerated smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, lack of physical activity or too much exercise, and unhealthy eating habits as the common causes of lifestyle diseases.
Yes, this makes sense using either mentioned or enumerated. However, "enumerated" would likely only appear in written English. It would be out of the ordinary for someone to s
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