I proofread a translation of a marketing leaflet and noticed that it used the word "synergism" to express the meaning close to "collaboration" and "coordination".
As far as I know, "synergism" is related to Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Theology. I can't believe that you use it in daily life, considering the Theology thing and the "-ism" suffix?
For my part, the word "synergy" is more approriate.
My dictionary lists synergism as an alternate form of synergy. I don't remember hearing synergism , but synergy has been quite commonly used by educated people in recent years, particularly in the business world,
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My dictionary lists synergism as an alternate form of synergy. I don't remember hearing synergism, but synergy has been quite commonly used by educated people in recent years, particularly in the business world,
I'm a native English speaker in the US and, although I've seen the word "synergy" before, I didn't know the meaning until I looked it up. The word "synergism" I've never seen before. These words are synonymous in the sense of "combined effort."
These are "$5 words" which would rarely be heard in everyday speech. But in advertising, where they want to grab the reader's attention
Xumin Tang"synergism"
Yes. Synergism and synergy have been adopted into "managerese", the language of corporate managers, so it is used in business.
Xumin TangFor my part, the word "synergy" is moreapproriate.appropriate.
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