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Silak12 Posted 13 years ago
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In effect?
Hi! everyone.
I want to know the meaning of "in effect" in the below sentence.
A: What do you know about the influence of the Romans in Europe?
B: Erm... well, in effect they controlled most of Europe for a long time. Hence their large influence.
Does it mean "almost"?
As in:B: Erm... well, they almost controlled most of Europe for a long time. Hence their large influence.
Thanks!
I want to know the meaning of "in effect" in the below sentence.
A: What do you know about the influence of the Romans in Europe?
B: Erm... well, in effect they controlled most of Europe for a long time. Hence their large influence.
Does it mean "almost"?
As in:B: Erm... well, they almost controlled most of Europe for a long time. Hence their large influence.
Thanks!
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silak12 in effect they controlled most of Europe This phrase is used to indicate that what is said is not exactly true in every detail, but it's useful as a generalization. In this case what the Romans did had the same general effect as if they had controlled most of Europe. ) CJ
- silak12 in effect they controlled most of Europe This phrase is used to indicate that what is said is not exactly true in every detail, but it's useful as a generalization.
- In this case what the Romans did had the same general effect as if they had controlled most of Europe.
- ) CJ
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silak12in effect they controlled most of EuropeThis phrase is used to indicate that what is said is not exactly true in every detail, but it's useful as a generalization.
In this case what the Romans did had the same general effect as if they had controlled most of Europe. (Perhaps there were places in Europe that they did not control complet
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