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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

festivities/activities

Students, parents, and teachers took part in the festivities on the school's fiftieth anniversary.

Students, parents, and teachers took part in the activities of the school's fiftieth anniversary.

Students, parents, and teachers took part in the school's fiftieth anniversary.

Are all of the above versions all right and identical in meaning? Thanks.
  

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You have got to get the idea out of your head that different words and phraseologies are 'identical' in meaning-- there are always differences, though they may be unimportant or difficult to define. Festivities are necessarily festive. Activities can include boring things like PTA meetings The third sentence might indicate nothing more than an assembly with a student bagpipe solo.

— Mister Micawber

  • You have got to get the idea out of your head that different words and phraseologies are 'identical' in meaning-- there are always differences, though they may be unimportant or difficult to define.
  • Festivities are necessarily festive.
  • Activities can include boring things like PTA meetings The third sentence might indicate nothing more than an assembly with a student bagpipe solo.
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You have got to get the idea out of your head that different words and phraseologies are 'identical' in meaning-- there are always differences, though they may be unimportant or difficult to define.

Festivities are necessarily festive.
Activities can include boring things like PTA meetings
The third sentence might indicate nothing more than an assembly with a student
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Mister MicawberYou have got to get the idea out of your head that different words and phraseologies are 'identical' in meaning-- there are always differences, though they may be unimportant or difficult to define.

Festivities are necessarily festive.
Activities can include boring things like PTA meetings
The third sentence m
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Where did I say 'only'? That is just an example.
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Mister MicawberWhere did I say 'only'? That is just an example.

Thanks, Mister.
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