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GCheng620 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

In some regard v.s to some extent

Are these two expressions definitely equivalent and interchangeable under all circumstances?Thank you in advance:)
  

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GCheng620 Are these two expressions definitely equivalent and interchangeable under all circumstances? No. I doubt that any two English words or phrases are.

— Mister Micawber

  • GCheng620 Are these two expressions definitely equivalent and interchangeable under all circumstances?
  • No.
  • I doubt that any two English words or phrases are.
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GCheng620Are these two expressions definitely equivalent and interchangeable under all circumstances?
No. I doubt that any two English words or phrases are.
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Thank you, Mister M,But what's the major difference between these two and, most important of all, what are the differences between their actual usages?
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Such things cannot be laid out and assigned. They are essentially synonymous as they stand (otherwise y9u would not have asked about them), but in various contexts one may be preferred (or even required) over the other. However, here as in many cases, no one can lay out neatly and precisely all the possibilities. As you should have already discovered 'regard' means 'way' or 'aspect', while 'exte
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