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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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economic/economical

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00Of course, the majority of mankind cannot use the Internet nowadays or in the near future, since they live in countries which lack the necessary 01font00economical02font00 and technological infrastructure. But the Internet causes polarization in developed countries, too: people are divided into Internet users and Internet illiterates, and as the use of the Internet grows and often replaces traditional methods of communication, the illiterates may find themselves in an awkward position. 02br
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00Is it acceptable to use 01i00economical02i00 in the above passage?0230hrefhttp://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/lingua-franca.html#xtocid40675
  

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0 No, because meaning 1 here:02br
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00 which shows that the synonymity between the two terms isn't anymore valid (it's archaic)02br
00 And the other meanings don't correspond. 0230hrefhttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/economical+

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