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Grammar
famed vs famous
0 Because Ko Tao is 01 b 00 famed 02 b 00 for scuba diving, I jumped into the routine. A Danish dive-master took three of us out to explore rock pinnacles that rose thousands of feet from the floor of the Gulf to within a few feet of the surface. 02 br
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00 1. Can I replace famed with famous? 02 br
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00 2. Can I replace "within a few feet of the surface" with "a few feet under the surface"? 02 br
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00 1. Can I replace famed with famous? 02 br
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00 2. Can I replace "within a few feet of the surface" with "a few feet under the surface"? 02 br
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00 Thanks! 0-
Top answer
0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 1. " Perhaps a friend belches at a friendly gathering. 02 br 02 br 00 2.
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 1.
- " Perhaps a friend belches at a friendly gathering.
- 02 br 02 br 00 2.
- Again, I don't know why.
- It's technically fine, but the original is the preferred choice.
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 1. For some reason "fame" and "famed" evoke a greater sense of "world-wide acclaim" than does "famous." Perhaps a friend belches at a friendly gathering. "He's famous for that!" In other words, "famous" is more likely to be trivialized than "famed." But of course you may use it in your sentence. 02 br
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00 2. Again, I don't know why.
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00 1. For some reason "fame" and "famed" evoke a greater sense of "world-wide acclaim" than does "famous." Perhaps a friend belches at a friendly gathering. "He's famous for that!" In other words, "famous" is more likely to be trivialized than "famed." But of course you may use it in your sentence. 02 br
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00 2. Again, I don't know why.
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