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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
economically disadvantaged students
Please tell me the synonymous phrases for the following one:
economically disadvantaged students
Is economically depressed students a synonymous phrase to the above one?
economically disadvantaged students
Is economically depressed students a synonymous phrase to the above one?
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" They may come from an economically depressed area, but they are not economically depressed themselves.
- " They may come from an economically depressed area, but they are not economically depressed themselves.
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It simply means "poor."
They may come from an economically depressed area, but they are not economically depressed themselves.
They may come from an economically depressed area, but they are not economically depressed themselves.
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LRR, it's darn good to see you again!
I think "economically disadvantaged" is a lower economic status than "less affluent."
Middle class is less affluent, but lower class is disadvantaged, in my opinion.
I think "economically disadvantaged" is a lower economic status than "less affluent."
Middle class is less affluent, but lower class is disadvantaged, in my opinion.
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Ta, missus! I've been in offline suspended animation for an age!
Yes, you're right about that subtle difference. Am I just being too English in being a bit uncomfortable with 'poor'?
Yes, you're right about that subtle difference. Am I just being too English in being a bit uncomfortable with 'poor'?
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1: What does ''I've
Ta, missus! I've been in offline suspended animation for an age!1
Yes, you're right about that subtle difference. Am I just being too English in being a bit uncomfortable with 'poor'?2
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1. Suspended animation is what happens in science-fiction films when a person is frozen in time, alive but unable to communicate. I've been without the internet for six weeks - and so offline. 'For an age' is just a colloquial way of saying 'for a long time'. I meant "I have not been able to use the internet for a long time".
2. You'd have two "being"s very close together then. I wr
2. You'd have two "being"s very close together then. I wr
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No, LRR, you're not being too English. No one likes using the word "poor," which is why people come up with silly euphamisms in the first place. But sometimes it's easier to just use simple words, isn't it?
Welcome back to the wired (or wireless) world.
Welcome back to the wired (or wireless) world.
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