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Levis1 Posted 10 years ago
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Elementary

Does this make sense: What I know about cars is very elementary.

Can elementary mean basic and simple?
  

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levis1 Does this make sense: What I know about cars is very elementary. Yes. levis1 Can elementary mean basic and simple?

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  • levis1 Does this make sense: What I know about cars is very elementary.
  • Yes.
  • levis1 Can elementary mean basic and simple?
  • Yes.
  • In this case it might be knowing little other than that cars have four wheels and that they need fuel in order to go.
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levis1Does this make sense: What I know about cars is very elementary.
Yes.
levis1Can elementary mean basic and simple?
Yes. In this case it might be knowing little other than that cars have four wheels and that they need fuel in order to go. That would be very elementary knowledge about cars.
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Also: 'My knowledge of cars is very rudimentary'.
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